trennamw
Aquarium Advice Addict
First time I've changed filter media and I'm nervous. I also am concerned the filter box is too full.
I bought an Aquaclear 50 when my Marineland 200 bit the dust, 3 months ago. I cut the old media to fit in the Aquaclear, using just the new ceramic media, to preserve the BB. And I always cut some water polishing pad for my filters.
The floss and polishing pad were falling apart so I went ahead and put in the sponge that comes with the Aquaclear, to populate it since it'll hold up for ages.
But that is a lot thicker, and now the ceramic media sitting on top is up so high it's brushing the lid.
I hear you should only put in 1/3 new media at a time. But is the ceramic biomedia doing any good sitting out of the water? It's wet but ...
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I bought an Aquaclear 50 when my Marineland 200 bit the dust, 3 months ago. I cut the old media to fit in the Aquaclear, using just the new ceramic media, to preserve the BB. And I always cut some water polishing pad for my filters.
The floss and polishing pad were falling apart so I went ahead and put in the sponge that comes with the Aquaclear, to populate it since it'll hold up for ages.
But that is a lot thicker, and now the ceramic media sitting on top is up so high it's brushing the lid.
I hear you should only put in 1/3 new media at a time. But is the ceramic biomedia doing any good sitting out of the water? It's wet but ...
Sent from my iPhone with three hands tied behind my back.