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Dean_the_legend Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	Hey I have a Ehiem Canister Filter and was wondering when I clean It what I should/shouldn't wash under the tap. I have filter wool, Activated Carbon , Matrix and 2 sponge things :%)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	Clean the sponges and rinse the other media with old tank water to remove any large pieces of gunk.Then put it straight back on the tank ,this way you won't kill off the bacteria colony, However as Eheims have large baskets you would have to leave it out of water for a while before the colonies totally died off.Carbon should be thrown away and new stuff put in. Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Dean_the_legend Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	Yer thanks 4 the good advise But the carbon I have is a cloth kinda one that I just cut to the size of the canister and was quite expensive... should I throw this out or can I reuse it
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
krige Big Fish Posts: 405 Kudos: 1088 Votes: 377 Registered: 24-Jul-2003	Im afraid all carbon wether as a sponge or as granules has a short lifespan in an aquarium normally 2-4 weeks max,this is because it absorbs all the nasties in the water but eventually it can absorb no more and there is no way to revitalise it,so bin it and put in new stuff. Gibson SG you know you want one!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Dean_the_legend Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	Oh k thanks anyway....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Dean, Carbon does a great job or removing impurities that might cloud your tank. However, many of us do not use carbon in our filters. Use a plain pad instead of the carbon pad and see if you notice the difference. By the way, I buy the inexpensive filter sheets from the LFS and cut pads to fit my Eheim. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Dean_the_legend Fingerling Posts: 29 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	O kay thanks for that I'll pick some up next time I'm at my LFS,
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
kmpaton Hobbyist Posts: 91 Kudos: 75 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Feb-2005	Or try the Kent Absorbtion Resin. It takes all of the the bad gasses and broken down contaminates out but doesnt remove trace elements. Plus its, rechargable. http://www.kentmarine.com/freshwater/eoa.html
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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