Providing you have the ceramic disc media running in the ac70 now,just take the sponge out of the ac70, knock off the really big chunks. Then squeeze the sponge into the 6 gal. Replace sponge back into ac70. Use as much media from existing 70 as you can in the new filter on back of the 6gal. Run some floss on top of whatever other media you grabbed from the 70 to help clear the detritus from the water column.Instantly cycled tank. In the meantyme run some floss in the back of the 70, so you can squeeze more good bacteria into the 6gal. in a couple more days after the initial tyme.
Quick cycling a small tank
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They will have a feast! Mine love it when I squeeze in extra goodness 
I've cycled many many tanks this way for years-never had a problem. For your 6 gal. U could do a 1gal w/c every other day for a week using the gravel vac just to clean up a bit of the gunk off the bottom.
I've cycled many many tanks this way for years-never had a problem. For your 6 gal. U could do a 1gal w/c every other day for a week using the gravel vac just to clean up a bit of the gunk off the bottom.
Lol yah the moss ball will need to be tossed around a bit to get the brown off, my bad I thought the tank had just water in it!
It's a good idea to wait on the sensitive shrimp for a few days. I've added two South American puffers the same day into a 120gal with just squeezings and good seeded media from another one of my tanks. They are still in there alive and well! Cycling this way also works great when in need of a emergency hospital tank
It's a good idea to wait on the sensitive shrimp for a few days. I've added two South American puffers the same day into a 120gal with just squeezings and good seeded media from another one of my tanks. They are still in there alive and well! Cycling this way also works great when in need of a emergency hospital tank
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