[AquaticLife] Hospital Tank
I keep extra filter media in all of my filter reservoirs so when ever I need to set up a Q-tank or H-tank, I simply remove one of the extra pieces of filter media and put it in the filter of the newly set up tank and voila.. cycled for a small bioload.
If you are planning on using the 10G planted tank as your Q-tank or H-tank, then you will not really need to cycle it since the plants will usually handle a small bioload. In fact, without fish in there, you’ll have to be feeding the plants on a regular basis and you know what they eat… nitrogenous compounds.. among other things.
Other people keep a small filter system like a sponge filter running in one of their bigger tanks so the sponge stays cycled for a small bioload and then move the sponge filter to the new tanks but I find it simpler to just keep a couple of extra filter floss pads in the reservoirs of my other filter systems.
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