vaquero
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have again had to replace my filter cartridges on my 55 gallon tank. It has been a month maybe since I changed them the last time. They come out of the filter falling apart, so I don't get the chance to just swish them about in the old water to clean them. Why is this happening to my filters??? It has only just begun about two months ago, usually I can go many month's without putting in new cartridges. I also had to change the one in my 35 gallon too, with the same problems. I do however put some of the worn out filter media into the filter behind the new one to keep up the good bacteria, and to get it into the new filters. Any help here would be great. Does it have something to do with food i use. Mainly brine shrimp, blood worms and flakes.