Do you rinse or replace polishing pads?

[saradomin]

Seems like a waste of money to throw out mechanical media every time you clean the filter.

 

[celebrist]

It depends. Floss is so cheap I usually toss it but the pads I rewash repeatedly

 

[tiger15]

I cut my own filter pads from polyester batting I purchased from craft shop that costs less than a nickel a piece. So I don't bother to get my hand dirty to clean out poops from used pads. Besides, new pad is more spongy and traps fine particles more effectively than recyled pads.

 

[duanes]

I always rinse until they fall apart.

 

[raubiy]

I always change filter floss weekly. It's cheap stuff.

 

[fishnatics]

I always rinse and reuse till it starts to fall apart.

 

[PassengerTN]

I use polyfill. I toss it and replacr. Bag cost me around $5 and I've used maybe 1/8th of the bag in 6 months

 

[pperrotta]

I bought 500 feet of floss. Cheap stuff but lasts about two months. I rinse it once every two weeks.