Keeping bio-Media alive

[Disucs15]

Need Help I'm taking down a 125gl with two sumps how do I keep my Bio-Media alive in my sumps untill I get it up and runing

[Second Hand Pat]

You will need to feed it with ammonia, like doing a fishless cycle.

[BODYDUB]

You will need to feed it with ammonia, like doing a fishless cycle.

Yup. I'd go buy a trashcan and run the filters off of that to simulate a stocked tank.............