No carbon in an AC110

[Pyramid_Party]

You never have to really. Unless they are corroding or something. Once in awhile you rinse them in tank water to release gunky buildup

 

[dmopar74]

you dont change out bio-media in any filter ever. the sponges catch the debris, and you rinse em out in tank water to clean em just like the sponges in a canister.

 

[Deepsouth]

you dont change out bio-media in any filter ever. the sponges catch the debris, and you rinse em out in tank water to clean em just like the sponges in a canister.

Ok this makes more sense.

 

[vincentliu89]

Sorry not trying to threadjack, but its related.

1. Is it true that when you wash your sponge, when you take out the biomax ceramics, you should put them in a bucket of old tank water, or the BB would all die?

2. How often do you guys wash your sponges?

3. Does your sponge turn red? ( mine does because of the foodsticks i feed)

4. Should i change my sponge or just wash it?

5. And also when i take out the the medias, theres a lot of waste/water in the bottom of the filter, should i pour this out? or its beneficial to keep the dirty water/waste?

 

[krzr3000]

Sorry not trying to threadjack, but its related.

1. Is it true that when you wash your sponge, when you take out the biomax ceramics, you should put them in a bucket of old tank water, or the BB would all die?

Yes, put the bio media in some tank water.

2. How often do you guys wash your sponges?

Depends on how heavy the tank is stocked. I do bi-weekly for a heavily stocked 55.

3. Does your sponge turn red? ( mine does because of the foodsticks i feed)

No, but it sounds like you should rinse it very well.

4. Should i change my sponge or just wash it?

Just rinse thoroughly.

5. And also when i take out the the medias, theres a lot of waste/water in the bottom of the filter, should i pour this out? or its beneficial to keep the dirty water/waste?

Its really a mix of detritus and food. I like to shut the filter off before removing the media once a month. So all of that doesn't go in the tank. I would imagine it would attribute to nitrates.

See red

 

[krzr3000]

Also...for a good mechanical filtration setup; i use the sponges with filter floss in between the sponges. It works well, but the floss needs to be replaced weekly or bi-weekly or the water will start to bypass to the sides.

A pre-filter on the intake works wonders too!

 

[vincentliu89]

do you wash the sponge with tank water or sink water?

 

[krzr3000]

I wash it under a faucet or hose, since i dont need it for bio.