gd007
Aquarium Advice Activist
background:
A neighbor donated his 55gal tank to me this past week. It had been sitting in his basement for the past several years and offered it up on facebook to friends. I took it. I am now in the process of getting it setup to do a fishless cycle.
I noticed that the siphon hose he also gave me had mold in it - so i threw it out an bought a new one.
I have turned my attention to the MarineLand Emporer 400 filter it came with. I have washed it up, works fine, but started to think about the bio-wheels. If the hose had mold, do these? I do not see any mold on them. They do have a 'musty' small but I attributed that to them being, well, old bacteria filled dryed out bio-wheels.
My lfs has this same Emporer 400 system for sale today (Black Friday) and I figured I buy myself a whole new set - better be safe than sorry, right? I also noted (upon some online research) that the filter was missing a few things (extended intake tube, mechanical media tray) so again, why not get this well rated filter brand new for my brand new tank.
I then thought - well, how's about I just buy bio-wheel replacements (online only) for the 'old' Emporer 400. That would solve my 'maybe there is mold' concerns....
situation:
I could very well end up with TWO fully functioning Emporer 400 filters - one with brand new bio-wheels (later today) and one with new bio-wheels after they arrive from being purchase online.
I am set on buying the new filter system. My questions are:
- agree with the mold concern? am i just being paranoid?
- if i order the online replacement bio-wheels, should I setup TWO Emporer filter 400 systems on my 55 gal tank? Is there such a thing as too much filtration?
Thanks for reading.
A neighbor donated his 55gal tank to me this past week. It had been sitting in his basement for the past several years and offered it up on facebook to friends. I took it. I am now in the process of getting it setup to do a fishless cycle.
I noticed that the siphon hose he also gave me had mold in it - so i threw it out an bought a new one.
I have turned my attention to the MarineLand Emporer 400 filter it came with. I have washed it up, works fine, but started to think about the bio-wheels. If the hose had mold, do these? I do not see any mold on them. They do have a 'musty' small but I attributed that to them being, well, old bacteria filled dryed out bio-wheels.
My lfs has this same Emporer 400 system for sale today (Black Friday) and I figured I buy myself a whole new set - better be safe than sorry, right? I also noted (upon some online research) that the filter was missing a few things (extended intake tube, mechanical media tray) so again, why not get this well rated filter brand new for my brand new tank.
I then thought - well, how's about I just buy bio-wheel replacements (online only) for the 'old' Emporer 400. That would solve my 'maybe there is mold' concerns....
situation:
I could very well end up with TWO fully functioning Emporer 400 filters - one with brand new bio-wheels (later today) and one with new bio-wheels after they arrive from being purchase online.
I am set on buying the new filter system. My questions are:
- agree with the mold concern? am i just being paranoid?
- if i order the online replacement bio-wheels, should I setup TWO Emporer filter 400 systems on my 55 gal tank? Is there such a thing as too much filtration?
Thanks for reading.