I leave my fluval 405s on. On the bottom of the return nozzles they have a plastic piece that's removable, when removed the water goes straight down. Not familiar with the fx5 but it might be the same way.
Keep canisters on during a water change???
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BB is actually more resilient than most of us think. Exposure to chlorine for a very short amount of time won't cause that much die-off.
I don`t see any benefit to running the filters during a WC.
Mine are on a switch able outlet strip, so they are simple to turn off.
Heck, I even turn them off during feeding, so the food dosen`t get blown all over the place.
As long as you still have water flowing through the filters it won`t hurt anything to leave them on, just no benefit I can see.
As to chlorinated water getting to filters and causing any BB damage, never happened to me.
Mine are on a switch able outlet strip, so they are simple to turn off.
Heck, I even turn them off during feeding, so the food dosen`t get blown all over the place.
As long as you still have water flowing through the filters it won`t hurt anything to leave them on, just no benefit I can see.
As to chlorinated water getting to filters and causing any BB damage, never happened to me.
I have mine on powerstrips too. It's also generally not a good idea to expose a running heater out of water. If they're glass, you run the risk of them cracking/exploding, and I've personally witnessed a titanium heater freaking out and the control box breaking/shorting (not sure the exact electrical term) while leaving it on during a water change.
Personally, I would just rather take the 2 seconds and shut everything off. Better safe than sorry.
Personally, I would just rather take the 2 seconds and shut everything off. Better safe than sorry.
Spiritofthesoul;4882320; said:
I agree,but chloramine is a different story. My local water company doesnt use chlorine any more(they use chloramine ,more concentrated and they save money by using less)and we all know chloramine is a little more strong and difficult to neutralize.
Your local water company may use chlorine and you may get away with it,but i know for a fact that my local water company ups their doses of chloramine twice a year to treat there system,not enough to harm humans but bacteria wouldnt stand a chance.
also they do not have to notify you when they are doing it(sounds wrong but they dont) so you dont know when they are doing it so you run the risk by not knowing,it only takes 2 seconds to turn of your filters(better to be safe than sorry.
not enough to harm humans but bacteria wouldnt stand a chance.
Sorry, don`t agree with you on that.
Most all water utilities now use chloramines in their treatment process.
I know I won`t change anybodies mind on this, but from my own experience, adding the dechlorinator as water goes from tap to tank will not kill off your BB.
Filters running or off.
Believe it or not.
Those who are not comfortable doing this, keep doing it the way you already are.
Those who want to eliminate an unnecessary step, give it a try.
Sorry, don`t agree with you on that.
Most all water utilities now use chloramines in their treatment process.
I know I won`t change anybodies mind on this, but from my own experience, adding the dechlorinator as water goes from tap to tank will not kill off your BB.
Filters running or off.
Believe it or not.
Those who are not comfortable doing this, keep doing it the way you already are.
Those who want to eliminate an unnecessary step, give it a try.
Thanx for all the opinions guys.
The filters won't be sucking in staight tap water at any time anyway...it will be a very dilitued mix of old tank water and tap at first and raise to a 50/50 mix at top off. I guess at half dosage chlorine or chloramine cant't be that much for bacteria to deal with.
The filters won't be sucking in staight tap water at any time anyway...it will be a very dilitued mix of old tank water and tap at first and raise to a 50/50 mix at top off. I guess at half dosage chlorine or chloramine cant't be that much for bacteria to deal with.
buddha1200;4883974; said:
Agree, Water companies do not have to provide water safe for aquatic life, only for human consumption. I know at various times of the year my local water supply plays around with the levels of chloramine added to the water supply. I give my tap water a full range of tests every 2 weeks, and the 2 most common things I have to deal with are ammonia and phosphates. I require 2.5 times the dosage of Prime at certain times of the year to cope with the level of chloramine added to the water supply. I also notice when extra chloramine is added that phosphate levels and kh increase while redox decreases.
