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QT sponge in my sump...
I have a sponge in my sump that I want to use in a canister filter to set up a QT. I have a few questions.
1. How long does the sponge need to be in the sump for the bacteria to populate it enough for a QT? 2. Where in the sump is best? High flow? Low flow? 3. Would hypo just kill off the bacteria on the sponge in a QT anyways? |
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Bump...
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Yes to number 3. If your using it as a QT to observe then I think this would work, if your using it to treat fish or corals there is no point IMO. I would wait a couple of weeks.
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So what do people do for QT when your doing hypo? Daily water changes???
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water changes work the best
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Ok...Man thats a lot of work over 6 weeks!
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from all ive read,the bacteria will survive,if the lowering of the salinity is done slowly over a few days.It will quickly adjust to the new salinity,unlike inverts.
for the first few days,feed sparinlgy,and keep testing for ammonia.
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Yes, I just did some reading and found that the bacteria can actually adjust all the way from sea water to fresh water if its done over a few days, so thats good news.
Any idea how long it may take to seed the sponge. I know there is really no solid answer but just an idea would be great. |
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