Changing filter systems

[Tom Puskar]

I have a 29 gallon tank with one of those "wheel" filter systems. I'm
planning to change it to one of those multistage filters with a foam pad and
bags of charcoal and ammonia chips etc.

Should I just swap systems or should I do something else like put the wheels
into the tank for a few weeks to try to preserve the biomass that has
accumulated. Or is there anything else I should do.

The current system doesn't seem to be doing the job and I have good luck in
my 100 gallon tank with the foam system. That's why I'm changing.

Any comments are appreciated.

Cheers.

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Tom Puskar
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Howell, NJ 07731
Phone: 732-905-5728
Fax: 732-905-5847

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Tom Puskar wrote:
>
> I have a 29 gallon tank with one of those "wheel" filter systems. I'm
> planning to change it to one of those multistage filters with a foam pad and
> bags of charcoal and ammonia chips etc.
>
> Should I just swap systems or should I do something else like put the wheels
> into the tank for a few weeks to try to preserve the biomass that has
> accumulated. Or is there anything else I should do.
>
> The current system doesn't seem to be doing the job and I have good luck in
> my 100 gallon tank with the foam system. That's why I'm changing.
>
> Any comments are appreciated.
>
> Cheers.

Can you run both at the same time for a few weeks?

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run both for a month. that is how long it takes for biobugs to build up. Ingrid

"Tom Puskar" > wrote:

>I have a 29 gallon tank with one of those "wheel" filter systems. I'm
>planning to change it to one of those multistage filters with a foam pad and
>bags of charcoal and ammonia chips etc.
>
>Should I just swap systems or should I do something else like put the wheels
>into the tank for a few weeks to try to preserve the biomass that has
>accumulated. Or is there anything else I should do.
>
>The current system doesn't seem to be doing the job and I have good luck in
>my 100 gallon tank with the foam system. That's why I'm changing.
>
>Any comments are appreciated.
>
>Cheers.



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[Geezer From The Freezer]

wrote:
>
> run both for a month. that is how long it takes for biobugs to build up. Ingrid

echo co co o ;)