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Is this for the aqua tech walmart filter??
Some may scold me for this but I just rince my filters inder luke warm water to get the crud off them and put them back in. I put in new 3x a year.
Some may scold me for this but I just rince my filters inder luke warm water to get the crud off them and put them back in. I put in new 3x a year.
If you rinse your media with tap water, you are killing off all your bacteria! (unless you have well water) So don't do that! I try not to replace bio media, just drain some tank water into a bucket and use that to clean the excess crud off.
If you rinse your media with tap water, you are killing off all your bacteria! (unless you have well water) So don't do that!
Maybe yes, maybe no.
To have such highly chlorinated tap water that would destroy all bacteria with rinsing would be a stretch.
Is it a bad idea to use some tank water to rinse your filters, no.
Is it a “must do“. Also, no.
There is this ongoing myth that a tap water rinse will destroy all your beneficial bacteria and throw your tank back into a cycle.
If your tank has successfully cycled, you have bacteria throughout your system, not just on any filter material.
Any die off, due to tap water cleanings will quickly be replaced as the bacteria grow to process the load.
Again, not a bad idea to use your tank water for “bio bathing”, but no biggie if you “tap” it.
Maybe yes, maybe no.
To have such highly chlorinated tap water that would destroy all bacteria with rinsing would be a stretch.
Is it a bad idea to use some tank water to rinse your filters, no.
Is it a “must do“. Also, no.
There is this ongoing myth that a tap water rinse will destroy all your beneficial bacteria and throw your tank back into a cycle.
If your tank has successfully cycled, you have bacteria throughout your system, not just on any filter material.
Any die off, due to tap water cleanings will quickly be replaced as the bacteria grow to process the load.
Again, not a bad idea to use your tank water for “bio bathing”, but no biggie if you “tap” it.
The filter media those filters use is complete trash, in my experience. I got two whisper 60s and 2 boxes of the filter pads + activated carbon
The filter pads disintegrate after a few weeks, which makes it pretty much impossible to rinse and reuse.
The filter pads disintegrate after a few weeks, which makes it pretty much impossible to rinse and reuse.
Don't worry about what other people think. If it makes perfect sense, then go for what you know. I use a kitchen sprayer to clean mine. I have some that are over four years old and still going strong.john73738;3792658; said: