5x5
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What's the annual maintenance/upkeep cost for a Fluval Fx5? Based on the cost of the replacement media and how often it needs to be replaced. Just looking for an idea before I make a decision.
It depends on what media you use. The only media I replace is the filter floss. I buy polyester pillow stuffing from the craft store, so it runs me about $5-10 and lasts about a year. Everything is just rinse and reuse.
It depends on what media you use. The only media I replace is the filter floss. I buy polyester pillow stuffing from the craft store, so it runs me about $5-10 and lasts about a year. Everything is just rinse and reuse.
I Assumed at some point (I figured once a year) the biomedia would fall apart and need to be replaced. Are you saying that is not the case?
What I am hearing is that the fx5 has basically no upkeep cost besides a marginal cost for filter floss replacements.