No I leave the sponge blocks in place but I use a sponge block as a pattern to cut out 3 slightly over-sized (for tucking in top bottom and sides) Poly-blanket rectangles to place in front of each and every sponge. If you feel your poly blanket is too thick like mine, they will also pull apart right down the middle so that 1 rectangle makes 2 Poly inserts. Works great. This also helps seal any Bypass around the individual sponges. Make sure there are no loose dangling ends that can obstruct the inside channel where the water continues to the top central media basket and flows down against basket media in the correct direction, unlike all other inline basket filters on the market which flow from the bottom up lifting media off their basket grates and bypassing unfiltered water back to tank.
FX5 help needed
- Thread starter HyPHyISM42o
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FX5 with polishing pads after running 5 months without servicing
After 1 year non stop use
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After 1 year non stop use
I think the photos of the above FX5 came off my 244 tank full of assorted A-cichlids. If you do a search at AC for CWO4GUNNER and 244 tank, youll see the build and setup pics
good news hagen/fluval wants me to ship them the motors so they can take care of it.. good to see some customer service and great response time too. hopefully thiss can all be fixed soon. .. and wow those pics after a year .. I have a 2ft rtc in my tank plus 2 flowerhorns 1 bichir a 5 star general, and a convict in my 180
