"Mister Gardener" wrote in message
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On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:16:08 GMT, "MEAlston"
wrote:

Yeah....I unplug the filter while I feed the betta pair. After 5
minutes, I
turn it back on and you can witness the filter just spew this cloud of
whatever as the filtered water spills into the tank. I did a water
change
today ('round 6 gallons) I've done this twice this week now. I here to
leave it alone...and then I hear to change about 10 gallons weekly.
I've
been teatering on the edge now since the setup.

OK. Let's start at the beginning. Unplugging your filter while you
feed your fish is not a good idea.

I don't think it's a bad idea to turn off the filter while feeding. It
may keep uneaten food out of the filter. Just don't forget to turn them
on again ;~). I have a timer on one (after a few minutes, 10 to 30
adjustable) the filter turns on. If you might forget, then you should
not turn it off. Also turning them off for more than 10 minutes can
start getting dicey (all those poor bacteria screaming for oxygen ;~).
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