littlemermaid15
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- May 12, 2016
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I'm seeing alternate advice on when to change filters. I have a 2.5 gallon tank with a small Aqueon filter. It's been three weeks, it's turned a light brown, and it's starting to smell a little. My upcoming water change/gravel vac'ing is this weekend.
Should I totally change to a new filter because the carbon needs to be updated?
Should I just rinse off the filter (in the old tank water) and wait?
Should I somehow open the filter and refresh the carbon? I've seen bigger filters that are openable, but this size filter just has a plastic outline and I'm not sure how I would close it back up.
Should I totally change to a new filter because the carbon needs to be updated?
Should I just rinse off the filter (in the old tank water) and wait?
Should I somehow open the filter and refresh the carbon? I've seen bigger filters that are openable, but this size filter just has a plastic outline and I'm not sure how I would close it back up.