HOT magnum micron filter questions???

[AquariumFreak]

Well today I bought a HOT magnum with the micron filter which I plan to add some diatom powder.

I have the filter up and running and have had the micron filter soaking in water for over 8 hours now.

The instructions say to let the micron filter soak over night but what I want to know is my 8 hours good enough?

Also I did a 30gal water change yesterday with some [acronym:f8831b1a94="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:f8831b1a94] water, when should I test the water?

Hope to hear from you all soon,

Jeff

[jsoong]

My Magnum 350 manual didn't say anything about soaking before charging with diatom powder. Since this uses the same filter as the HOT magnum, I assume the same will apply <NOTE - no personal experience with this - filter alone is good enough for me>

The only place that say soak overnight is in cleaning a clogged filter - you soak that in bleach solution overnight to clean it. From my manual, I would say no need to soak if you are using a new filter.

Whats your tap water para's after standing 24 hours. [acronym:a1b76234a2="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:a1b76234a2], Amon, Phos, Nitri, Nitra, [acronym:a1b76234a2="General Hardness"]GH[/acronym:a1b76234a2], [acronym:a1b76234a2="Carbonate Hardness"]KH[/acronym:a1b76234a2]????

Perhaps your throwing darts in the dark?

I never soaked my micron filter before using. It worked fine with the diatom powder added.