Can i run FX5 without exterior foam pads?

[CraigMac]

Just got an amazing deal on an fx5! It didn't come with any media though. I have a 305 and a cascade 1000 so I'm transferring that media to the fx5. All I need to buy are the 6 foam filter pads that go around the outside of the media baskets. My LFS won't have these until next weekend.

Can I run it now without them until next weekend or should I just be patient and wait to swap the filters until they come in?

I don't want I wait LOL!!

[CraigMac]

Any thoughts?

[Terrance]

Run the canister with pads
Or don't run it with nothing inside.

If you just leave put the media in there without the pads, then you'll trap a lot of detritus in the media. You'll end up cleaning the media sooner rather than later.

Patience comes with experience.

[CraigMac]

Gotcha, makes sense. I waited this long I can wait another week, I think!