mgkaelen
Aquarium Advice Freak
helloooooooooooooooooooo everyone .
i haven't done a partial water change or filter change in probably a month. i'm nervous to do it because i don't want to lose precious bacteria!
i purchased a "rock cleaner" which is one of those vacuum-esque things, so it gets all the grit and grime in the rocks up from the bottom of the tank, so i clean the tank qhile changing the water. but isn't all the good bacteria at the bottom of the tank? i don't want to suck up all the good stuff. is this a concern?
i have the same question about the filter. i know the grime on it is good, so i'm scared to just throw it out and replace it. is it too much to do the water change AND filter change on the same day ? or should i space them out a few weeks apart to make up for the bacteria?
and on a side note, does anyone buy their carbon in bulk? and just fill up their filter, as opposed to buying the carbon bags? it looks a lot more economically sound to buy the box of carbon, but i don't know if anyone has the experience with it. thanks in advance, guys, you never let me down!
k
i haven't done a partial water change or filter change in probably a month. i'm nervous to do it because i don't want to lose precious bacteria!
i purchased a "rock cleaner" which is one of those vacuum-esque things, so it gets all the grit and grime in the rocks up from the bottom of the tank, so i clean the tank qhile changing the water. but isn't all the good bacteria at the bottom of the tank? i don't want to suck up all the good stuff. is this a concern?
i have the same question about the filter. i know the grime on it is good, so i'm scared to just throw it out and replace it. is it too much to do the water change AND filter change on the same day ? or should i space them out a few weeks apart to make up for the bacteria?
and on a side note, does anyone buy their carbon in bulk? and just fill up their filter, as opposed to buying the carbon bags? it looks a lot more economically sound to buy the box of carbon, but i don't know if anyone has the experience with it. thanks in advance, guys, you never let me down!
k