chtaylor26 Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I lust bought this canister filter(good for up to 70 gals.) and am just curious on maintaning it. The manual does not discuss this at all.....any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Keep an eye on the flow, and see how it diminishes over time. When the flow is about half or less of 'clean', rinse the media in water from the tank when doing a water change (not new water) and simply put it back in - there's no need to replace the bio media or sponges. Carbon loses it's effectiveness after only 2-3 weeks, so unless you've got chemicals to remove, it's a waste of time (even then a couple big water changes are probably better for your system as a whole). The only time I use new sponges/bio media is after a few years when they begin to break down (and I've found a range of time for how long this takes - some 'batches' of foam seem to break down at different rates). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Kyle said it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chtaylor26 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Thank you.... thats great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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