How often do you guys wash filters?
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Granny I need a new roommate, free rent if you take care of my vivs and aquariums
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I do know the benefits of a skimmer and their worth in our hobby. But as water changes on fresh water tanks are so cheap fast and easy that theres no need for a skimmer. Salt water tanks basically need it to "catch" all the organic matter before polluting the tank water with nitrates. But with a simple water change it basically does the same thing by removing the organic matter. Salt water fish are more sensitive to nitrates as many species die past 15 ppm so constant water changes aren't ideal so a skimmer is needed.
I also keep my jag separate but even the 20% is minimal as the probiotics I add aid in the consumption nearly of all the gunk.
As long as your fish arent dying!
I don't find this amusing! I expect French toast, bacon and oj everyday I wake at noon!
That's right everyone not washing filters 2-3x per year gets banned...! Jk!
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Cheap way to decrease nitrates and keep your fish healthy: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504763
So because of this talk about "nitrate bomb" I opened my 405 today to see how much of a nitrate bomb it really is. This filter hasn't been cleaned in over a year.
This is my inlet
Edit inlet picture didnt show.
The two bags have purigen inside of them.
Bucket of waste
Didnt even cloud my pond, and off to the left is a ice sheet lol.
So my canister that wasn't cleaned for a year was NOT a nitrate "bomb". Use some probiotics after a water change, and set up a canister however you want. To clean every month of once a year.
This is my inlet
Edit inlet picture didnt show.
The two bags have purigen inside of them.
Bucket of waste
Didnt even cloud my pond, and off to the left is a ice sheet lol.
So my canister that wasn't cleaned for a year was NOT a nitrate "bomb". Use some probiotics after a water change, and set up a canister however you want. To clean every month of once a year.
@Danielcho
the point was that people post "generally good husbandry practices" in threads, so that newbs aren't led to deadly disasters.
You manage your tank far differently than most people: you have high intakes to deliberately NOT have filters suck up detritus chunks & you vacc out all fish crap, have low level feeding habits, use ridx (which is a relatively recent feature to most who do it at all), plus you perform Lg frequent water changes. and I never saw you previously say that you also use purigen.
Most keepers depend on filters to do nearly all mechanical removal ! with the exception of vaccing substrate, most over feed, and I think most add no extra biological products...the degrees vary, but seriously> you must know darn well, that all makes a gigantic difference in what advice is best in a public forum.
Your filter looks cleaner than mine (altho mine is good), but that is after I began a regime of ridx. SO clean, I wondered how the BB was even working on my tank- much less Better Than Ever.
One caveat to others: rinse filters before starting ridx, because first it breaks stuff up & loose. That's not a good idea to just jump right in to if your filter has much sludge.
the point was that people post "generally good husbandry practices" in threads, so that newbs aren't led to deadly disasters.
You manage your tank far differently than most people: you have high intakes to deliberately NOT have filters suck up detritus chunks & you vacc out all fish crap, have low level feeding habits, use ridx (which is a relatively recent feature to most who do it at all), plus you perform Lg frequent water changes. and I never saw you previously say that you also use purigen.
Most keepers depend on filters to do nearly all mechanical removal ! with the exception of vaccing substrate, most over feed, and I think most add no extra biological products...the degrees vary, but seriously> you must know darn well, that all makes a gigantic difference in what advice is best in a public forum.
Your filter looks cleaner than mine (altho mine is good), but that is after I began a regime of ridx. SO clean, I wondered how the BB was even working on my tank- much less Better Than Ever.
One caveat to others: rinse filters before starting ridx, because first it breaks stuff up & loose. That's not a good idea to just jump right in to if your filter has much sludge.
@Danielcho again,
If ALL your fish crap was going into the can from a bare bottom tank (nowhere else to go) with a high suction intake- do you think your canister would look like that inside after this many months?
;-)
If ALL your fish crap was going into the can from a bare bottom tank (nowhere else to go) with a high suction intake- do you think your canister would look like that inside after this many months?
;-)
