I set up my 60GA tank on 2/12/14. It is planted but not heavily.. I am using API C02 Booster & Excel Flourish, along with API Root Tabs as I cannot afford a C02 system yet (still looking for a job). There has only been a couple of causalities so far, and none of them my original fish from my 50GA tank.. Even the three goldfish I put into the tank to prime it, are still growing! All total, I have (5) yoo-yoo loaches, (3) clown loaches, (2) algae eaters, (3) goldfish, (3) red-line torpedoes, (1) full-grown angel, and (1) rosbora. So far so good, but I do have a question. I installed a JEBO 835 100GA canister filter and I am about to do my first cleaning. I have asked several people and they mentioned that I could get about 6 months out of the first set-up before I would need to clean it. While doing some plant pruning, I noticed that the return tube water pressure wasn't very strong. I figured its time.. I plan to:
1.. Clean both in & out tubing lines
2.. Replace the top layer of floss-type sponge
3.. It has been suggested to skip the carbon at the bottom of the canister, and go with an additional layer of floss,
because the pores of the carbon clog up within weeks anyway. Is this correct?
4.. I'll do a partial water change at the same time and use that water to rinse the ceramic media. Do I replace any at this point,
or wait until the next canister cleaning?
I have never used a canister before so it's all new to me. The filter media and bio foam I will not touch as I do understand that is where my biologicals reside.. Does anyone use the JEBO style filter? Any tips or suggestions? Thank you all for the help.. :tropicalfish:
1.. Clean both in & out tubing lines
2.. Replace the top layer of floss-type sponge
3.. It has been suggested to skip the carbon at the bottom of the canister, and go with an additional layer of floss,
because the pores of the carbon clog up within weeks anyway. Is this correct?
4.. I'll do a partial water change at the same time and use that water to rinse the ceramic media. Do I replace any at this point,
or wait until the next canister cleaning?
I have never used a canister before so it's all new to me. The filter media and bio foam I will not touch as I do understand that is where my biologicals reside.. Does anyone use the JEBO style filter? Any tips or suggestions? Thank you all for the help.. :tropicalfish: