OK I'm running this Fluval on a 55 gallon, using the pads, carbon, and biomax. Bottom 2 baskets are carbon, top 2 biomax. Anyway it seems like some particles are making it out of the filter, is there something I can put in the baskets that's finer - do people use floss in there or something like that? Just looking for suggestions. Tank has been up & running for almost 3 months.
Help w/Fluval 404 - What's in your (media) basket?
- Thread starter CTU2fan
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mines been running since january, clean it twice a month for some reason with 2 filters running my crapload is amazing. i crammed all my carbon into the bottom basket, have floss jam packed into the second matrix in the third and purigen with floss in the top. It works amazing but i have to clean it alot but my tank looks good so its worth it.
Ditch the carbon.
In my 404 I have floss in the lowest basket, then Biomax in two of the upper ones, and one stuffed with pot scrubbies. I clean it (replace the floss) approx. every 2 months. This is on a 90gal mixed SA also with a AC110 running.
Burt
In my 404 I have floss in the lowest basket, then Biomax in two of the upper ones, and one stuffed with pot scrubbies. I clean it (replace the floss) approx. every 2 months. This is on a 90gal mixed SA also with a AC110 running.
Burt
Burtess;756960; said:Ditch the carbon.
In my 404 I have floss in the lowest basket, then Biomax in two of the upper ones, and one stuffed with pot scrubbies. I clean it (replace the floss) approx. every 2 months. This is on a 90gal mixed SA also with a AC110 running.
Burt
couldnt agree more ditch all that other stuff i just run sponges and polyfill in all my tanks and sometimes ceramic biomedia but thats about it
Thanks guys, I was thinking I might want the floss. I've always used hob filters before, always floss, and never had any problems. I probably would have gone hob again except I had the 404 sitting brand-new in a box (bought it for turtles but never used it). I was hoping it was just the media I needed to mess with...