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Hi all.
I recently purchased a canister filter at a flea market for $3. And yay it works. It is a fluval 204 with 3 baskets. I was wondering what sort of media I should put in these and in what order.
I don't want to get caught up in all of the 'buy the brand name' hype. I was looking for cheap alternatives. I think I heard that someone had used nylon pot scrubbers? Are these the colored ones? Will that leach into the tank?
Also, I have some peat that I bought some time ago. My question is this...wouldn't that cause a big pH swing when I do water changes? I would imagine so since my tap is around 8.0.
Thanks guys!
I recently purchased a canister filter at a flea market for $3. And yay it works. It is a fluval 204 with 3 baskets. I was wondering what sort of media I should put in these and in what order.
I don't want to get caught up in all of the 'buy the brand name' hype. I was looking for cheap alternatives. I think I heard that someone had used nylon pot scrubbers? Are these the colored ones? Will that leach into the tank?
Also, I have some peat that I bought some time ago. My question is this...wouldn't that cause a big pH swing when I do water changes? I would imagine so since my tap is around 8.0.
Thanks guys!