How do I rinse my filter pad's in city water???

[CHOMPERS]

I clean mine in city tap water, then in a big bowl I'll drop in the filters in water conditioned with AmQuel+ for a few moments to neutralize the chlorimines. Back in to the filter it goes. No problems in all the time I have done it this way.

Best answer so far! I use a kitchen sprayer to clean my pads. The sprayer does not harm the pads and gets them very clean. I haven't replaced any pads in over two years. Can't argue with success

The amount of tap water remaining on a non-neutralized pad is not enough to cause any harm to the colony on the bio-wheel. The chlorine in tap water requires contact time and volume (concentration) to do it's work. Chlorine isn't something that always has to be feared, just as long as you understand it. Wurm has a grip on it.

 

[doubledragon]

I clean mine in city tap water, then in a big bowl I'll drop in the filters in water conditioned with AmQuel+ for a few moments to neutralize the chlorimines. Back in to the filter it goes. No problems in all the time I have done it this way.

That's what I was planning on doing, dropping them in conditioned water after I clean them. Glad to here it works, thank's!!!

 

[doubledragon]

Best answer so far! I use a kitchen sprayer to clean my pads. The sprayer does not harm the pads and gets them very clean. I haven't replaced any pads in over two years. Can't argue with success

The amount of tap water remaining on a non-neutralized pad is not enough to cause any harm to the colony on the bio-wheel. The chlorine in tap water requires contact time and volume (concentration) to do it's work. Chlorine isn't something that always has to be feared, just as long as you understand it. Wurm has a grip on it.

BINGO, Exactly what I have in mind. I'm gonna use a sprayer to clean the pad's, not the other medias.... I've been using a sprayer for quite some time now also, and it works great... I just wasn't sure about putting them back in, right behind my other medias... I might still dip them just to be safe... Thank's for the input!!!

 

[tunerX]

I pull out mechanical filter media and power spray and/or scrub it in hot tap water. I don't care if bacteria ever grows on my mechanical filters. Bacteria colonies can double every 24 hours in poor conditions. Faster if more food and air is available. After a while of doing it the bacteria should be colonized in the areas we set up for them. Just make sure the areas that are designed for housing the bacteria colonies get water that has already been mechanically filtered a couple time.

Cleaning bio filter media is done in tank water. I just do a quick once over since my mechanical filters have most of the waste in them. I only clean 1/4 at a time.

 

[doubledragon]

I pull out mechanical filter media and power spray and/or scrub it in hot tap water. I don't care if bacteria ever grows on my mechanical filters. Bacteria colonies can double every 24 hours in poor conditions. Faster if more food and air is available. After a while of doing it the bacteria should be colonized in the areas we set up for them. Just make sure the areas that are designed for housing the bacteria colonies get water that has already been mechanically filtered a couple time.

Cleaning bio filter media is done in tank water. I just do a quick once over since my mechanical filters have most of the waste in them. I only clean 1/4 at a time.

Bacteria colonies can really double in 24 hours???? That's very interesting, I thought it took longer, but I'm not sure....
Ya, I never clean all at one time either.