ojustaboo
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Like we're always told, I use water from the fish tank whenever I need to wash my external filter media.
But it got me thinking.
As when I've cleaned my filters, I put them back empty, and then suck the outlet hose to fill the filter from the fish tank (before I do a water change), is it really necessary to rinse the media in tank water, rather than under a running tap?
Is it because by washing under a tap, I am destroying all signs of bacteria whereas washing in tank water, keeps the bacteria alive?
But it got me thinking.
As when I've cleaned my filters, I put them back empty, and then suck the outlet hose to fill the filter from the fish tank (before I do a water change), is it really necessary to rinse the media in tank water, rather than under a running tap?
Is it because by washing under a tap, I am destroying all signs of bacteria whereas washing in tank water, keeps the bacteria alive?