hyetexa2001
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Ok i have a question about my filter. When i checked today the water wasnt flowing thru as good as it should and then i checked the filter and it was dirty. Ok what my question is if my filter gets dirty and restrics waterflow do i have to change it or should i just rinse the whole pad? I was thinking the bacteria might was away if i rinse but then again changing the pad with a new one is even worse. And my aquarium is only a couple days old i think all the dirt came from the old gravel i was using because i didnt rinse it good but no worries i bought new gravel yesterday. I still think it was a bad idea because the gravel couldve contained bacteria from the previous owner even though i washed them really thoroughly yesterday. What do you guys think?