I had a quick question. Recently the fish in my 30 gallon tank died and I plan on emptying out the whole tank, cleaning EVERYTHING, and restarting the tank cycle and after 30 days, introducing new fish. However, I plan on keeping my Penguin Bio-Wheel filter that has a long-established bio wheel. This bio-wheel has been colonized by beneficial bacteria for a little over a year.

My question is, can i keep this colonized bio-wheel when i start this "new" tank or should I get a new one, and also will this colonized bio-wheel affect the cycling time of my tank?

thanks!

Sorry no one answered you, Yes always use the wheel from an astabished tank, this will make the tank cycle faster, also if you have any rocks from the old tank use them too, I also suggest if you didnt have any problems disease wise with the first tank use the water from the old tank to help the cycle of the tank.