BBA hitchin' a ride?

jstehman · 06-23-2012, 01:14 AM

I'm currently switching everything over to my 125, and I was wondering about infesting the new tank with BBA.

If I were to swap over my 2217 that's on my 90gal right now, it would probably import BBA spores, right? There's a bit of BBA in that tank...

And if I were to clean it out with peroxide or a bleach dip, that would kill off all my beneficial bacteria, right? (new tank is cycled)

What to do?

jstehman · 06-24-2012, 02:09 AM

Oh well. Gonna peroxide all internals anyways. I got enough bacteria in the sponge filter to keep the tank going.

Diana · 06-24-2012, 02:12 AM

It does not matter what you sterilize, algae will find a way. On your hands, or tools, or in the drops of water that come with the fish and plants, or whatever you move over to the new tank.
Even under lab-sterile conditions spores can move around.

s_s · 06-24-2012, 03:04 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWeMvrNiOM

jstehman · 06-24-2012, 01:28 PM

Hopefully this tank will fare better as I'm going back to low-lighting.

06-23-2012, 01:14 AM	#1
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06-24-2012, 02:09 AM	#2
jstehman Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: LaVista, NE Posts: 337	Oh well. Gonna peroxide all internals anyways. I got enough bacteria in the sponge filter to keep the tank going. __________________ Never show anyone your true potential. If you do, they will always expect it.

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jstehman Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: LaVista, NE Posts: 337	Hopefully this tank will fare better as I'm going back to low-lighting. __________________ Never show anyone your true potential. If you do, they will always expect it.

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06-24-2012, 02:12 AM	#3
Diana Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Contra Costa CA Posts: 5,013	It does not matter what you sterilize, algae will find a way. On your hands, or tools, or in the drops of water that come with the fish and plants, or whatever you move over to the new tank. Even under lab-sterile conditions spores can move around.

06-24-2012, 03:04 AM	#4
s_s Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 79	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkWeMvrNiOM