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Reddit mentions of Lee's Mini Economy Gravel Vacuum
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Also includes a 56-inch long gravel vac hoseFeatures a 1-inch diameter by 6-inch long cylinderMade in the USA
Specs:
Color | clear |
Height | 10.375 Inches |
Length | 4.75 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Size | 2.5 X 12 Inch |
Weight | 0.1 Pounds |
Width | 1.375 Inches |
Yes, you can do a fish-in cycle with a betta! It is not ideal, but he should be fine as long as you do your proper water maintenance. Get yourself a liquid (not paper) water testing kit and do daily water tests for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate and perform a partial water change (~20% or so) whenever they are detectable. This will likely be a few times a week. As your nitrifying bacteria establish, you'll be able to go for longer periods of time without doing those water changes. When fully cycled, you should do just weekly partial water changes. Seachem Prime is a great brand of water conditioner, as it's extremely concentrated (a drop or two will treat a gallon of water) and has the added benefit of detoxifying ammonia for 24 hours.
If you don't have one yet, a gravel vacuum is your best friend for water changes. Just have a bucket or something to drain the water into.
I'm not sure what kind of filter the kit comes with, but I recommend scrapping cartridges and filling the filter with good biological media (like aquarium sponge, filter floss, ceramic noodles). These media give a huge amount of surface area for your cycling bacteria to colonize, and never need to be replaced. You may also want to get a pre-filter sponge to slip over the intake to protect his fins from getting sucked in.
It will be okay! You can do it!
Here's what you'll need: