Love_MyFish
Aquarium Advice Freak
I am swapping out my not so quite whisper ex 70 for a Marineland Multistage Canister Filters c-220 how can I do this and avoid a cycle?
Can you run them both together for a month?
Or take the filter pad out of the HOB & stuff it into a basket in the canister (not tightly packed, you need water circulation).
WendiDell said:Along with the filter pad you can use the same water and exchange the Activated Charcoal, put as much of the old filter inside the new one as you can.The more you use the less of a change it will make in your tank.
Do you only have 1 filter on your tank?
The reason I asked is when you have 2 filters and something goes wrong with one of them, your tank will remain stable. While there is one working filter, changing the other won't make your tank do a mini cycle. 2 filters on any tank over 10g can save you a lot of hassle. I have 2 filters on both my 55g tanks. Twice a filter has quit on me and needed replacing, which took a few days.Yes only 1 filter
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I have a 29 G High only 24" wide the ex 70 is 18" and doesnt leave much room.The reason I asked is when you have 2 filters and something goes wrong with one of them, your tank will remain stable. While there is one working filter, changing the other won't make your tank do a mini cycle. 2 filters on any tank over 10g can save you a lot of hassle. I have 2 filters on both my 55g tanks. Twice a filter has quit on me and needed replacing, which took a few days.
I live in the sticks so things like filters and heaters, even test kits have to be ordered online, so it takes time. If I didn't have 2 filters my tanks would have fallen apart. Instead, all I needed to do was o extra PWC when I had the one filter.
Then when the new one got here I put in as much of the old one as I could. And my water parameters stayed stable both times.
Better safe than sorry. If you can find anther, quiet, filter that will fit on or in your tank, its a nice safety net.
I have a 29 G High only 24" wide the ex 70 is 18" and doesnt leave much room.