EA James
Member
Hi all,
I have an FX4 and when (every 6 weeks) I clean it out I always feel cleaning the sponges in tank water isn’t really sufficient.
I’d love to give them a proper rinse under the tap but obviously don’t want to cause issues.
My filter has 4 sponges, two around the top tray and two around the bottom.
I’m wondering weather I could rinse the top sponges under the tap and then next time round do the bottom then alternate it like that. From what I’ve read the majority of ‘good’ bacteria live in the media anyway so would this be alright to do?
Also on the filter note I’m curious how often people clean their filter pipes. Mine are pretty difficult to remove and even harder to clean, I’ve only done it once in the 18 months it’s been running and it was an ar*e of a job!
cheers everyone
I have an FX4 and when (every 6 weeks) I clean it out I always feel cleaning the sponges in tank water isn’t really sufficient.
I’d love to give them a proper rinse under the tap but obviously don’t want to cause issues.
My filter has 4 sponges, two around the top tray and two around the bottom.
I’m wondering weather I could rinse the top sponges under the tap and then next time round do the bottom then alternate it like that. From what I’ve read the majority of ‘good’ bacteria live in the media anyway so would this be alright to do?
Also on the filter note I’m curious how often people clean their filter pipes. Mine are pretty difficult to remove and even harder to clean, I’ve only done it once in the 18 months it’s been running and it was an ar*e of a job!
cheers everyone