[monkE]

Backgrownd info:
I've just got a 46 gallon tank starting up. Today it got the substrate (flourite black) and i filled it with water.. now i'm just waiting for the water to clear itself up.
To avoid clogging my new canister filter already (Marineland C-220) i'm just leaving it off for now until the water settles.
My question is, while i'm waiting for the 46 tank to clear, would it make sense to hook the canister filter up to my other tank and perhaps build up some of the benificial bacteria and then just move it back over to the 46 when it's ready to be stocked?

My other tank is a 55 gallon planted tank that is using an aquaclear filter on it.

Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[monkE]

thanks for the advice guys!

the 55 has got plenty of fish... see my signature...

 

[monkE]

so, you guys think it's better to move the media to my canister and run it on the old tank instead of just running both filters on that tank? I'm not really worried about rushing the process...really i just spent alot of money today and i want to see the filter work, i just figured that by running it on the tank alongside the Aquaclear would help a bit

 

[monkE]

awesome advice guys, i didn't realize that without the ammonia from the fish, the bacteria will deteriorate.. so i'll keep both filters in the 55 until i'm ready to populate the new tank

thanks again