Dried out mature filter media?

[nut]

Hi all

Once mature filter sponges/ceramic rings/wool has dried out, does it mean
all the friendly bacteria are dead?

I have a small, decommissioned tank i'll be passing on to a friend, and the
filter media has been dried out for a week or two.

Assuming i'll have to start the tank afresh, how long should i put the media
into one of my other mature tanks for it to be ready to populate (with a few
small fish) immediately?

TIA



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[Tynk]

On Mar 6, 1:37?pm, "nut" > wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Once mature filter sponges/ceramic rings/wool has dried out, does it mean
> all the friendly bacteria are dead?
>
> I have a small, decommissioned tank i'll be passing on to a friend, and the
> filter media has been dried out for a week or two.
>
> Assuming i'll have to start the tank afresh, how long should i put the media
> into one of my other mature tanks for it to be ready to populate (with a few
> small fish) immediately?
>
> TIA
>
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> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com

Nut.....
Hi there.
Yes, the nitrifying bacteria would have been killed.
If your friend can get some Marineland's Bio Spira they wouldn't have
to wait at all to seed new filter media.
You can also seed the tank with some of your gravel from the mature
tank right now.
As for how long to seed new filter media, I actually don't know and
would like to find out.
I've used gravel, live filter media, and Bio Spira to cycle new tanks.
Way back in the dark ages (lol) before anyone knew the damage that can
be done to fish using them to cycle a new tank, I had used them. So
many better ways now.
There's also the slower method of using household ammonia (plain, no
additives) over several weeks.

[swarvegorilla]

"Tynk" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 6, 1:37?pm, "nut" > wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Once mature filter sponges/ceramic rings/wool has dried out, does it mean
>> all the friendly bacteria are dead?
>>
>> I have a small, decommissioned tank i'll be passing on to a friend, and
>> the
>> filter media has been dried out for a week or two.
>>
>> Assuming i'll have to start the tank afresh, how long should i put the
>> media
>> into one of my other mature tanks for it to be ready to populate (with a
>> few
>> small fish) immediately?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> --
>> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com
>
> Nut.....
> Hi there.
> Yes, the nitrifying bacteria would have been killed.
> If your friend can get some Marineland's Bio Spira they wouldn't have
> to wait at all to seed new filter media.
> You can also seed the tank with some of your gravel from the mature
> tank right now.
> As for how long to seed new filter media, I actually don't know and
> would like to find out.
> I've used gravel, live filter media, and Bio Spira to cycle new tanks.
> Way back in the dark ages (lol) before anyone knew the damage that can
> be done to fish using them to cycle a new tank, I had used them. So
> many better ways now.
> There's also the slower method of using household ammonia (plain, no
> additives) over several weeks.
>

Just give him some sponge from a mature filter bagged in water like a fish.
the dry media will be covered in spores and would prob have worked faster
than unseeded media.
But the simple answer to your question is put the media in as soon as
possible.
try to get them in a spot with water flow, fresh oxygen is important for
rapid bacteria growth.