James O
Member
Looking good!
Many use a piece of not too dense foam wrapped around the pipe that flows into the filter. It works as a mechanical prefilter, is very easy to remove and clean and hugely increases the time between filter cleans. Just make sure it doesn't restrict the flow as its only there to stop the larger stuff.
The great thing with the pot scrubbers is that just because a particle gets past one, doesn't mean it will get past the next. They are effective mechanically and biologically.
The Purigen pack shouldn't be so big that it stops/reduces flow.
Nearly forgot. Swap one filter over to the new media at time, or one tray at a time in both. You'll probably only notice the difference if you change one entire filter at a time so that's the way I would go. It'll be seeded & colonised by the existing media n no time.
Many use a piece of not too dense foam wrapped around the pipe that flows into the filter. It works as a mechanical prefilter, is very easy to remove and clean and hugely increases the time between filter cleans. Just make sure it doesn't restrict the flow as its only there to stop the larger stuff.
The great thing with the pot scrubbers is that just because a particle gets past one, doesn't mean it will get past the next. They are effective mechanically and biologically.
The Purigen pack shouldn't be so big that it stops/reduces flow.
Nearly forgot. Swap one filter over to the new media at time, or one tray at a time in both. You'll probably only notice the difference if you change one entire filter at a time so that's the way I would go. It'll be seeded & colonised by the existing media n no time.
