Chemical Filtration..is it really neccesary?

[JEAE21]

thanks, so keep biological..throw away mechanical right?!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Right, although biological does need to be rinsed before it starts getting clogged.

 

[ewurm]

Agree'd. You know I cant remeber the last time I even used carbon in my filters.

Agreed. Carbon is for special situations, but you don't need it to filter your tank.

 

[JEAE21]

I am rinsing my biological media everyday..but is that too often?

 

[Pufferpunk]

Yes, there is no chance for good bacteria to develop on the media.

 

[Fish Eat Fish]

thanks, so keep biological..throw away mechanical right?!

I think your confused. Keep mechanical, add bio and apparently throw away chem (save for future use)

 

[JEAE21]

ok thanks pufferpunk..how about rinsing once a month?! it's in a turtle tank though..

and fish eat fish..ok, keep everything then right?! since I will not be using chemical media..
what do you mean by add bio media? do I throw away the ones currently in the filter?

 

[DasArab]

If you have a good prefilter(coarse sponge) theres really no need to rinse out the biological media at all unless there starting to be a build up of debris. Only rinse out the prefilter when it starts to get clogged, same with the filter wool that polishes the water.

 

[JEAE21]

prefilter is the mechanical stuff right? in my case(40i) a white stringy cartridge.
How do I know it is getting clogged? Does the water come out non-smoothly, or colored?

 

[tapeworm]

I think for the most part everyone can agree, that we really don't use carbon unless for those special situations. Definitely invest in more bio media!