Propagation: Seed Snatchin' V... Show Us Your Stash!, 0 by 8ftbed

8ftbed wrote:
Equil - I don't believe in the starter bacteria either and have never tried it. I'm also big on robbing Peter to pay Paul, so to speak. On 20g tanks and up I've always got two Whispers running. So I'll take a filter from an established tank and put on the new one. Or, if not in a hurry, I'll hang a new filter on an established tank for awhile. Another trick is taking a couple handfuls of gravel from an established tank. In this case, the old 55 had that indestructible red algae and the thought of trasferring it to the new tank is driving me nuts. But I did move the two Whisper 3's from the old tank. Just wrung out the sponge bio and put new filter pouches on. Of course I pile in the charcoal in the filter for a new tank because of the daily water changes. Last night I added silver dollars, albino corys, a sydontis eupterus and another clown loach. I'll probably move grandpa and that reclusive pleco over this weekend.

Go ahead, rub that little beta on the head. They think they're dogs or a good cat!!