Cplus
June 30th 03, 04:26 PM
"Brian C. Attwood" > wrote in message
...
> Cplus wrote:
> > I know they need replacing eventually. I'm just wondering if the fact
that
> > the tank seems to not be as clean as it could be mean that the filter
parts
> > need to be changed (I've had them for about a month or so)
> >
>
> I think the 150 should be sufficient for a 20g. If it looks like the
> flow out of the filter is less than what it used to be you might want to
> try rinsing out the sponge in a bucket of tank water (or at least
> dechlorinated water). The sponges in the aquaclear should last a LONG
> time as long as you rinse out the debris from time to time.
>
The flow is the same, there just seems to be more debris in the tank. The
sponge does have a lot of brown gook that is hard to get out (seems like
hair or string). I will try doing as netmax suggested and use two sponges.
...
> Cplus wrote:
> > I know they need replacing eventually. I'm just wondering if the fact
that
> > the tank seems to not be as clean as it could be mean that the filter
parts
> > need to be changed (I've had them for about a month or so)
> >
>
> I think the 150 should be sufficient for a 20g. If it looks like the
> flow out of the filter is less than what it used to be you might want to
> try rinsing out the sponge in a bucket of tank water (or at least
> dechlorinated water). The sponges in the aquaclear should last a LONG
> time as long as you rinse out the debris from time to time.
>
The flow is the same, there just seems to be more debris in the tank. The
sponge does have a lot of brown gook that is hard to get out (seems like
hair or string). I will try doing as netmax suggested and use two sponges.