In my little internal filter for my 10g, there's a small basket currently with some carbon balls in it, inside a little filter bag.
Today I'm replacing the carbon in it for the first time, but I was wondering if I actually need the bag? The basket actually has a lid on, which doesn't look like it will come off very easily! And the carbon balls are fairly large anyway, so would find it hard getting out of the basket and out of my spraybar etc.
I can rinse the filterbag, but it would be much easier and cleaner to just drop the carbon straight into the basket and put the lid on!
What does anyone think?
Today I'm replacing the carbon in it for the first time, but I was wondering if I actually need the bag? The basket actually has a lid on, which doesn't look like it will come off very easily! And the carbon balls are fairly large anyway, so would find it hard getting out of the basket and out of my spraybar etc.
I can rinse the filterbag, but it would be much easier and cleaner to just drop the carbon straight into the basket and put the lid on!
What does anyone think?