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Jjv123
02/03/2016, 08:15 AM
hello,

I have quarantined all the fish I currently have and understand how to set one up. It has been several months since I released my last fish into the display tank. I now am restarting the qt, with anticipation of getting a new fish. I have been seeding a filter pad for about a week. Is that a sufficient amount of time to seed the pad prior to adding a new fish to qt. I am obviously going to be expecting a cycle, but I was wondering how effective a week of exposure to the dt will have on the new pad for the qt.

06bug
02/03/2016, 08:44 AM
I have read that 1 week is a good start for bacteria, but it takes 2 weeks for them to fully colonize. Just keep an eye on nitrates and ammonia.