How long should I wait

[sunvalley aquarist]

I cleaned out one of my canisters this morning and still need to do the other one. The one I did has sponge pads and floss in the chambers. There was no way to clean these with tank water. I had to rinse them in the sink. So my question is: How long do I have to wait before cleaning the other canister.
The other one is the one containing the ceramic rings.

Thanks

Pat

 

[CAaddict]

id wait about aweek myself.... id try n find a way to rinse them out in tank water. maybe syphon water into the sink lol

 

[Greg31]

When doing the process you are trying to do (cleaning both filters) I usually wait 2 clean both filters once a month, but wait about 2 weeks between each filter.

 

[bbortko]

I have used tap water to clean my filters for a decade and never had a problem. As long as you don't use hot water and don't go crazy you'll be fine. A light rinse is more than enough for the bio, you can go to town on the sponges.