So I believe the matrix running in my sump is fouled with fish waste etc. How do I clean it up so the bacteria can do its work again???
cleaning fouled bio matrix
- Thread starter martinbinn
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I have mine in bags. I just shake the bags in tank water every so often.
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i kept mine in bags and moved it to a bucket during WC. then run the WC hose into the bucket and shake the bags well to get rid of junk. seemed to work fine when i had my big tank
so unfortunately mine isnt in a bag :/ so its a real hassle to get the stuff out of the sump but i guess i gotta do what i gotta do
Agree with the above. but my media isn't in bags either. it is a hassle for me to but Ive got it down to science now. I remove my baskets and use WC water to rince then put back together and throw my can back onto my tank.
If it's not bagged, you'll probably want to heavily filter the water prior to the matrix or it may get clogged and then it doesn't do it's job efficiently. If it is bagged, there's less need to do that heavy pre-mech filtering, as long as you are willing to do a rinse and cleanse approach periodically. How often depends on bio load and how debris reaches the matrix.
I'm for easy peasy, so heavy pre-mechanical plus being in a bag would be my choice.
I'm for easy peasy, so heavy pre-mechanical plus being in a bag would be my choice.
Take it out, put it in bags. You'll only have to go through the pain of removing it without it being in bags once. You live and learn...
thanks guys, I have now bagged my matrix and rinsed it in WC water, I'm just not sure if that really unclogs all the pores. but I guess only my ammonia levels can tell.