DO NOT CLEAN YOUR FILTER MEDIA UNDER THE TAP !!!!!

[Tongue33]

I am confused on the term media... What an idiot... Would you believe my fish have lived sooo long.... Is this my filters.?

 

[Super G]

And I dont dechlor
Take water out, put water in
I rinse my aq 110's in the bathtub under the faucet

 

[guppy]

I am confused on the term media... What an idiot... Would you believe my fish have lived sooo long.... Is this my filters.?

the media is just an easier way of saying, bioballs, chips, rings, filter pads, sponges, or cartridges. It is the part of your filter that harbors the bacterial colony.

Super G. a fast rinse with tap water works okay as long as the chlorine level of the water is not to high, some bacteria are killed but some survive. if too many die you will get a temporary increase in ammonia levels.

 

[marke14]

You could theoretically fill a bucket w/ tap water, let it "age" over a few days, and pop in some dechlorinator. Then, it's basically clean water w/o having to be cleaned in the old tankwater.

 

[ewurm]

I use a combiation of disposable media and semi permanent media, never had a bio filtration problem.