"Alan Silver" wrote in message
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Hello,

Well, having had various setbacks, I finally got our new tank ready for
action. I had the filter (Eheim Ecco 2235) plugged into the old tank for
a couple of months, so it has a mature bacteria colony.

On Monday night, I switched the filter over to the new tank, ready for a
trip to the breeder to get the fish on Tuesday. Unfortunately my wife
took ill and we never got there. It looks like it's going to be next
week (at least) before we will get the fish in.

So, how do I keep the bacteria alive ? Is it as simple as dropping some
food in every couple of days ? If so, how much ? I don't want to pollute
the water either !!

Thanx for any tips.

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Alan Silver
PSG Fish Tanks - http://fish.alansilver.co.uk/

its that simple Alan. Drop in a pinch of food just like you were feeding the
fish and then do a water change and gravel vac prior to introducing the new
fish.

Rick