Comments on: Filter question? http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm Water Filter Systems - House Water Filters Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Still learning http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4549 Still learning Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:49:35 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm#comment-4549 Its often after keeping fish for a while that someone learns that they do not need to clean a filter as often as the box says. The filter holds microorganisms that help to turn toxic chemicals in the water neutral. If you are throwing away the filter every two weeks then you are basically starting the tank all over again. Personally I never change my filter's, BUT every six or seven months I will take them out and rinse them under running water to help clean away some of the build up. I only clean it because there is so much bacteria growing in the filter (which is good) that the water isn't passing threw it that fast anymore. You still need to do normal water changes (cleanings) whatever you want to call it, to his is own. These cleanings should be done about 2-3 times a month in a tank that is fully setup, and has been running for 4 months or more. If the tank is still new then the bacteria is not fully there yet, and so the chemicals need to be removed manually through water changes 1-2 times a week, but the filter should be left alone to grow bacteria. Since you have such a small tank once your filter is setup and growing good bacteria you will get to a point where you will never need to change the filter unless you want the water to flow faster. I have a ten-gallon that I have never changed the filter on, I just use a bubble curtain to get a current in the tank. Here is a good site http://markspetfish.com/ Its often after keeping fish for a while that someone learns that they do not need to clean a filter as often as the box says. The filter holds microorganisms that help to turn toxic chemicals in the water neutral. If you are throwing away the filter every two weeks then you are basically starting the tank all over again. Personally I never change my filter’s, BUT every six or seven months I will take them out and rinse them under running water to help clean away some of the build up. I only clean it because there is so much bacteria growing in the filter (which is good) that the water isn’t passing threw it that fast anymore.

You still need to do normal water changes (cleanings) whatever you want to call it, to his is own. These cleanings should be done about 2-3 times a month in a tank that is fully setup, and has been running for 4 months or more. If the tank is still new then the bacteria is not fully there yet, and so the chemicals need to be removed manually through water changes 1-2 times a week, but the filter should be left alone to grow bacteria.

Since you have such a small tank once your filter is setup and growing good bacteria you will get to a point where you will never need to change the filter unless you want the water to flow faster. I have a ten-gallon that I have never changed the filter on, I just use a bubble curtain to get a current in the tank.

Here is a good site

http://markspetfish.com/

]]> By: Dance Dude http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4550 Dance Dude Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:49:35 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm#comment-4550 DON'T use soap that will kill the hole point of cleaning it cuz it will need to run for like a day and a half DON’T use soap that will kill the hole point of cleaning it cuz it will need to run for like a day and a half

]]> By: servanah http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4551 servanah Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:49:35 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm#comment-4551 what you have to do is take out the cartrige and rinse off all sides of the cartrige. you shoul do this once every 1-2 weeks, which should be when you do a water change. what you have to do is take out the cartrige and rinse off all sides of the cartrige. you shoul do this once every 1-2 weeks,
which should be when you do a water change.

]]> By: simplicity.brown http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4552 simplicity.brown Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:49:35 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm#comment-4552 change the fitler change the fitler

]]> By: deblee60 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4553 deblee60 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:49:35 +0000 http://bestwaterfilter1.com/filter-question.htm#comment-4553 You may not want to change your filter and do water change at the same time your filter holds alot of bacteria in it,wait a day or two so the water can run through the filter. Debbie O You may not want to change your filter and do water change at the same time your filter holds alot of bacteria in it,wait a day or two so the water can run through the filter.
Debbie O

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