B BlackShark11k Jack Dempsey MFK Member Jul 8, 2009 3,565 8 36 somewhere Aug 8, 2010 #11 Never replaced, but I rinse sponges and mechanical media in a bucket of water from that tank every once and a while.
Never replaced, but I rinse sponges and mechanical media in a bucket of water from that tank every once and a while.
D david503bk Gambusia MFK Member Feb 24, 2008 467 1 16 Mamma's house Aug 9, 2010 #12 drgnfrc13;4360480; said: Why? You are just killing some of your benificial bacteria doing that, so what's the point? (it's not like waste material doesn't come out in regular aquarium water) Click to expand... I know the ideal situation is to use tank water. I have more than enough bio media so it makes up for it. I haven't had any issues.
drgnfrc13;4360480; said: Why? You are just killing some of your benificial bacteria doing that, so what's the point? (it's not like waste material doesn't come out in regular aquarium water) Click to expand... I know the ideal situation is to use tank water. I have more than enough bio media so it makes up for it. I haven't had any issues.
