HELP! what is this?

[Totenkampf]

aerobic bacteria will colonize anything with surface area and flow past it so that it can have nutrients and oxygen. i dont know if two days is enough to colonize completely but it will help. amano disciples will seed a canister filter for two months but that is probably a very safe time period. make sure to use a product like Stability to help add extra troops to the fight in addition to your seeded bacteria. probably the best things to transfer are biomedia (especially biowheels), sponge filters, and/or substrate. if you rinse them in old tank water to clean them then they will be good, just dont use tap water or they are done for. also old tank water that has been sitting for days in a bucket with no filtration is not much use for seeding. its just, as EK said once, dirty water although it will be aged.

[Totenkampf]

Here's good reading on the cycle process. It helped me a lot.
http://www.americanaquariumproducts....gen_Cycle.html

i find the AAP site to be very interesting especially since it has some non traditional advice on some topics. I have emailed Carl a few times and he seems very knowledgable.

[R_sustaita]

I will wash the new substrTe once i do a water change, also will transfer the used filter with used media. And all the plants and drift wood and leave it be for a cycle. I will buy that stability product.

[R_sustaita]

i am happy to report that about 10-15 assassin snail babies have been seen at one point. they are about 1/4 inch what should i feed them? i have seen them pile on the shrimp molted shells.

[aquabee]

i am happy to report that about 10-15 assassin snail babies have been seen at one point. they are about 1/4 inch what should i feed them? i have seen them pile on the shrimp molted shells.

They'll find stuff to snack on, like the molts. Sometimes they'll get eaten by each other or the adults though.

[R_sustaita]

no adults on that tank. only shrimp and 3 endlers and the baby snail.s the endlers are going to the endler tank tomorrow.