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	Changing gravel!
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	is it a good idea to change the gravel in your tank?? i know it has a LOT of good bacteria in it will the ammonia skyrocket or anything!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, If you change the gravel, then the tank will have to recycle. If you have a filter already running for a while, and continue to use it during the recycling process, then it won't take as long as if you were starting from scratch. Frank [span class="edited"][Edited by FRANK 2004-07-02 18:14][/span] -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	I wouldn't change all the gravel at once, but switch the gravel twice or thrice so that the good bacteria in the gravel isnt completely wiped out
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Azn_Devil Big Fish Posts: 366 Kudos: 310 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Apr-2004	dunno if this would work but... try and put the new gravel in a dish or panty hose and let it get seeded from the tank then change the gravel after like 2 weeks, make sure the fishes are not in the tank during the change. put em back once the water clears.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	About 3 months ago i changed the gravel of one of my tanks, i did it all at once and my 45G didn't even went through a mini cycle, since i didn't change the filter media for another 2 weeks, and i went for it and did it with fish in there and all, no deaths not even stress, they just stayed at the other side of the tank that i was working on, i guess that if you have good cycled filters there won't be any problem.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Azn_Devil Big Fish Posts: 366 Kudos: 310 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Apr-2004	yea ur probably right... do u have a biowheel filter? cause those would mostlikely help alot
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	yes i do have a bio -wheel filter (i think you asked me)!what about adding different sized gravel and mixing it in or something~would that work!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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