Wet pet and filtration question

[ehh]

For those of you that have wet pets and filtering the tank with a canister filter specifically...

How often do you clean the filter?

 

[isde02]

For those of you that have wet pets and filtering the tank with a canister filter specifically...

How often do you clean the filter?

I clean mine every week. Filters are to reduce debris and particles, water changes are to reduce nitrates.

 

[DBLN8]

I have FX5's on most of my tanks and I pull them out for a good cleaning every 2-3 months.

 

[ehh]

I clean mine every week. Filters are to reduce debris and particles, water changes are to reduce nitrates.

dang. this is for a wet pet kind of tank?

 

[ehh]

I have FX5's on most of my tanks and I pull them out for a good cleaning every 2-3 months.

this is about what i do too.

 

[PYRU]

I have xp's and sun sun. I usually do every 2 months like sunsun in nov then XP in Dec then sunsun in Jan.

 

[ehh]

I have xp's and sun sun. I usually do every 2 months like sunsun in nov then XP in Dec then sunsun in Jan.

awesome.

are your guys filters still not filthy when you clean them? when i clean mine the filter pads aren't super dirty and the biomedia isn't covered in ****. i always say to myself "well, this isn't as gross as i thought it would be."

this is just my midevil tank though. the 45 with the convict and barbs is a different story haha.

 

[Wailua Boy]

I like running a prefilter on intake and just increase water change schedule slightly

 

[ehh]

I like running a prefilter on intake and just increase water change schedule slightly

so how often do you clean the filter?

 

[PYRU]

awesome.

are your guys filters still not filthy when you clean them? when i clean mine the filter pads aren't super dirty and the biomedia isn't covered in ****. i always say to myself "well, this isn't as gross as i thought it would be."

this is just my midevil tank though. the 45 with the convict and barbs is a different story haha.

My jag is around 12 and his filters are nasty when I clean them in a 125T. I haven't been doing my ridex treatments like I use to though. He's a very messy eater.