Filter Maintenance

[fishieperson321]

How often do you do it for you filters? What do you do? I was just wondering. How often would be best for HOB filters? How about canisters?

 

[DiXoN]

i clean my canisters out about 3-4 times per year

 

[rallysman]

I replace the prefilter on my wet/dry every week or 2, and canisters and HOBs every couple of months. (maybe more often on the canister)

 

[Fry]

depends on the load and number of filters

it would be good to alternate cleaning the mechanical media in the filters if you had more than one

 

[fishieperson321]

But what about the impeller and intake maintenance?

 

[Fry]

i never had to do any impeller or intake maintenance

 

[fishieperson321]

How old are your filters?

 

[Lil_Stinker]

When I notice a difference in flow rate I will brush the intakes, as well as remove & clean the impeller & brush the housing.

I have never set a schedule, I just do it when needed.

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The HOB carts get changed sometimes.. again no schedule.. I remove the first line carts & move the second lines to the first & put 2 new ones in the second line to build them up, thus keeping the bio balance.

its all very scientific. if they are clogged but the water is good, then I rinse.

I know this doesn't help, but each of my tanks is different.

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rule of thumb, ALWAYS read the directions so you know what not to do

 

[Nic]

i havent cleaned my fluval in a long time water checks out perfect all the time so i havent found the need to clean it my wet dry pre filter pads i change once a month or when they are really dirty

 

[fishieperson321]

The manual for my filters say to change the cartridges when they overflow or monthly. Will it hurt if I let them overflow for a couple of weeks even if it has been a month?