Patrick,
Filter media should NEVER be rinsed under tap water, unless the "tap water"
is from an unchlorinated private well. Chlorine and chloramine that water
suppliers add to their water will kill the nitrifying bacteria that has
taken so long to get established in cycling the tank. Hot water too, will
decimate these bacteria, resulting in having to cycle the tank all over again to
repopulate the filter with nitrobacters. Please don't clean you filter
media in any other water than old aquarium water, to save all the nitrifying
bacteria for continuing the cycle, and please don't recommend this to any other
member on here.
Without the filter no longer having bacteria to continue the nitrogen
cycle, the fishes may suffer in being stressed by ammonia build up and may soon
afterwards die from the toxic effects of these organic wastes. Many of us
have stressed the importance of rinsing filter media only with old aquarium
water on here; I'm surprised you've missed this important point after so many
years of us stating this.
Ray. </HTML>
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