How long is too long with no air from the filter?
- Thread starter Maximus146
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You can take a pitcher of tank water every now and then to disturb the water surface
Are we talking just changing the air pump or completely new filters?
Recently I changed from FX4s to AC110s. I did one at a time and kept the other running. Take seasoned bio-rings from FX4 and place into new AC110. Have the new AC110 running while I did the other FX4 AC110 swap.
I has a single big fish and kept the air going also.
Here wirh the FX4s
Now with the AC110S
Recently I changed from FX4s to AC110s. I did one at a time and kept the other running. Take seasoned bio-rings from FX4 and place into new AC110. Have the new AC110 running while I did the other FX4 AC110 swap.
I has a single big fish and kept the air going also.
Here wirh the FX4s
Now with the AC110S
Sorry....I should’ve explained a little better. It’s the traveling to get the filter that will take the time so nobody will be here....unless my wife stays behind
Cant you just leave your noisy filter running? Or is that a different tank?
So I would be taking the noisy filter and returning it to the store in exchange fir the new one. I’ll ask my wife to stay home and break the water surface every now and again....or blow into the water through the gravel vac....lol
You going to have to keep what ever that filter uses for the bio filtration be it rings cartridge etc in the tank while you do the swap.
You are going to lose some bb in the process, but should be able to keep the cycle going and not cause a mini cycle.
You are going to lose some bb in the process, but should be able to keep the cycle going and not cause a mini cycle.