I have a 29g that is fully cycled and fully stocked.
I'm running an Aqueon Quietflow 20 and a 50 that is filtering the tank. The 20 has been running for about a month, and the 50 for about a week.
The Quietflow's come with a red LED light that is supposed to blink when the filter needs to be change, but I don't trust it as I feel like it's a gimmicky feature.
The filter cartridge of the 20 is pretty nasty. I rinsed it in the bucket of water from a WC and the water immediately turned dark. The 50 is dirty, but not too bad.
My question is when should I change the cartridges out on a newly cycled tank. The directions indicate monthly.
Also, each filter comes with a small sponge like thing that the filtered water runs over before going into the tank. Bio media sponge? The instructions indicate to change this weekly...Does that seem excessive?
I believe Petco made a mistake with the pricing of the filter online and had it listed for $18. I went to the store and it was listed for $40ish. I asked if they would price match to their site and they agreed...that's the only reason I'm running a 50 and a 20.
I'm running an Aqueon Quietflow 20 and a 50 that is filtering the tank. The 20 has been running for about a month, and the 50 for about a week.
The Quietflow's come with a red LED light that is supposed to blink when the filter needs to be change, but I don't trust it as I feel like it's a gimmicky feature.
The filter cartridge of the 20 is pretty nasty. I rinsed it in the bucket of water from a WC and the water immediately turned dark. The 50 is dirty, but not too bad.
My question is when should I change the cartridges out on a newly cycled tank. The directions indicate monthly.
Also, each filter comes with a small sponge like thing that the filtered water runs over before going into the tank. Bio media sponge? The instructions indicate to change this weekly...Does that seem excessive?
I believe Petco made a mistake with the pricing of the filter online and had it listed for $18. I went to the store and it was listed for $40ish. I asked if they would price match to their site and they agreed...that's the only reason I'm running a 50 and a 20.