Water Wiggler
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Aug 23, 2014
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Hi! I've got a Marineland 5 gallon hex. I just bought this stuff (see link) Marineland Bonded Filter Pads at PETCO in hopes of replacing the carbon cartridge. I've read that you don't really need carbon. Since a majority of the good bacteria live in the filter media, I'd rather have something that I can just rinse and replace only when the filter media is falling apart. Can I use this stuff by itself? It says you should sandwich carbon between the two pads, but I'd rather not. What do you think, Wise People?