I have not replaced my sponges yet and I started my tank in 2005.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Al Keep
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:57 AM
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: homemade replacement filters
Hi all.
While I do believe that most people could get away with rinsing their media
in tap water; why would one want to do that, when we know that any killing
off, of any "good critters" in the tank, is not the ideal thing to be doing?
Fish can be delicate; so I think we should give them every advantage, when
we stick them in boxes. :-)>>>
I squeeze out my sponge every week,....in tank water... and replace it once
a month or so; they're about $2.50.
I do think you could get away with it though, because for convenience sake,
I rinse my plants and big fake caves off in the tub every week.
Committing to the time it takes, to do the regular cleaning and water
changing, I think is the biggest key to keeping any pet successfully. I keep
track of the maintenance that I've done, on the calendar, and don't let a
tank get past, one day late. I find I need about an hour of work per week,
for every 20 gallons or so, of tank; but I'm not getting any younger. :-)>>>
and I do it old school, with buckets.
Uh oh; that may be 3 or 4 cents worth. :-)>>>
Al.
--- In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com> ,
Donna Ransome <djransome@...> wrote:
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> I just use tank water to vigorously slosh the unwanted trash from the
media.
> Best of both worlds.
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[mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com> ]
On
> Behalf Of Charles Harrison
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:57 PM
> To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AquaticLife%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: homemade replacement filters
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> >I had been rinsing it in tap water so I guess I'll stop doing that.
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> No, there is no reason to do that. The small amount of substantial
> beneficial bacteria live on all the surfaces of your tank will grow
> quickly on the surface of your filter. Washing your filter removes a
> lot of unwanted trash. Do it often and change your water, as much as
> often as you can!
>
> Charles H
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