Taelen
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello all,
I'd like to do a cleaning of my filter, it's long overdue. I think there's some lime deposits and some other scum I'd like to clean off. Question is what is the best way. I've read that turning it off, taking it off and placing it in a bucket of tank water and scrub it that way? I believe I have a Penguin Emperor 280 with the power head and bio wheel. I changed the filter cartridge last night and there was quite a bit of nasty stuff inside and in retrospect I should have turned it off or unplugged it first. Won't make that mistake again.
My second question involves the "media container" inside. This tank was inherited from the previous owner of the house and I'm not sure there's anything inside. What substances are best for a FW tank to put in there and how often does that material need to be changed out?
Thanks in advance!
I'd like to do a cleaning of my filter, it's long overdue. I think there's some lime deposits and some other scum I'd like to clean off. Question is what is the best way. I've read that turning it off, taking it off and placing it in a bucket of tank water and scrub it that way? I believe I have a Penguin Emperor 280 with the power head and bio wheel. I changed the filter cartridge last night and there was quite a bit of nasty stuff inside and in retrospect I should have turned it off or unplugged it first. Won't make that mistake again.
My second question involves the "media container" inside. This tank was inherited from the previous owner of the house and I'm not sure there's anything inside. What substances are best for a FW tank to put in there and how often does that material need to be changed out?
Thanks in advance!