stephenpjenkins
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Quick question... I have a non-biowheel powerfilter and noticed that the filter cartridge looks like it has a good amount of bacterial growth on the pad. The cartridge has a clip on top that can be removed and the frame taken out of the cartridge leaving just a bag of floss and activated carbon.
My concern is that I would think that by getting rid of the whole cartridge, I would be losing a great deal of biological filtration. I was thinking about just rinsing out the floss with used aquarium water from a water change to get the chunks off and then refilling with fresh carbon and putting it back into the filter. Is this a good idea or am I really not losing all that much by using a brand new cartridge?
My concern is that I would think that by getting rid of the whole cartridge, I would be losing a great deal of biological filtration. I was thinking about just rinsing out the floss with used aquarium water from a water change to get the chunks off and then refilling with fresh carbon and putting it back into the filter. Is this a good idea or am I really not losing all that much by using a brand new cartridge?