Fishlover94
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Clean Canister Filter? How often you switch the polishing filter? Do you clean the tubing?
I try to be preventative rather than waiting for things to break. I tend to find the impellers start rattling after a year, a little longer if i keep up with periodic cleaning out, and thats when i start to shop around for a maintenance kit.Similar to Aiken except I only replace impellors if they break. But the filter case, hoses, etc, get washed under tap water each month, and the filter media/ materials get cleaned in a bucket of tank water every month. I don't use polishing pads, just sponges, and the water is always clear.
My filter is about 20 days old, and I see junk inside the tubing but no reduction inflow rate.Similar to Aiken except I only replace impellors if they break. But the filter case, hoses, etc, get washed under tap water each month, and the filter media/ materials get cleaned in a bucket of tank water every month. I don't use polishing pads, just sponges, and the water is always clear.
Anything with moving parts is going to wear. If you throw detritus being drawn in the mechanism into the mix things will wear quicker. Polishing pads and sponges will intercept some detritus, but some will always get through.It gives me a cleaning date, and I also did order an impeller replacement kit to change them yearly. Thanks for that information. To be honest, I thought that only the polishing pad and the prefilter needed to be cleaned monthly. My flow rate is lower at night so my fishy don't get blown around as they sleep View attachment 325435View attachment 325436View attachment 325437