Filter question

[Jspires688]

My hang on back filter pad gets so dirty really quick to the point the water barely flows through it my parematers are great 0 nitrate should I remove the filter pad altogether and maybe put some macro or sand in the filter?

 

[Gti_Leo]

have you ever changed your filter pad? the yshould be changed out every few months and cleaned weekly

 

[Jspires688]

I change it about every three weeks

 

[Jspires688]

I'm thinking since I have so much live rock in my tank I could leave the bio sponge in it and add sand to the bottom of the filter and it would be like a fuge just to clean the water

 

[Gti_Leo]

you could do that if you'd like, but to make it a good fuge add chaeto

 

[Jspires688]

Would I be ok without the filter pad

 

[Jspires688]

Thanks for the help

 

[Ricksreef]

Apparently you need the filter if it is getting that dirty so quickly.agree with Gti_Leo ,clean it more often and replace as needed.Do you have one and a half to two lbs live rock per gallon?

 

[Jspires688]

Yes I have plenty of rock

 

[Henry405]

Plenty isn't a quantity

How big is your tank and how many lb's of LR do you have?

 

[Jspires688]

Tank is 36 gallon I have probaly forty lbs of rock

 

[Henry405]

I agree with ricksreef and think you should keep using the filter pads. I personally consider 1lb per gallon the minimum amount to use.