Which media, which basket. Carbon on top, Sponges on the bottom, Bio in the middle. How do you do yours??
Question on Media Placement in Canister Filters
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I have a Fluval 403, the reason I am asking is because it says to use the sponges in the top layer. Well I cleaned it yesterday, and there was no waste in the sponges, it was all in the bottom layer where the carbon is. Kinda wierd, also my water was not as clear running it that way, also once I put everything back together and turned the filter on, I shot all the waste back into the tank. I took it apart again, and put the sponges in the bottom, and the tank is as clear as i have seen it ever.
Sorry I'm not real familiar with the fluvals. In all my canisters the water first runs through "Fluval prefilter" or "Eheim ehfimech" the through coarse sponges, fine sponges then finally through the biomedia. I do not use my canister filters for mechanical filtration, main purpose is biofiltration and the mechanical media I have in place is for keeping the biomedia from getting gunked up.
ScullCraca;1440544; said:
The water is suppose to be cloudy and have waste floating around. Does not seem right.
sponges go in where the raw water enters the can. So it's on the top some on the bottom. I honestly can't remember if it's on top or bottom. But seems like the bottom is correct if thats the way it filters the tank better.
Tank shots!
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