I got a fluval 204 for christmas and it's a pain to clean!
this is how i did it. please advise me on easier ways...
-unclip hoses
-unplug unit
-take fluval (complete) to bath tub
-take sponge sleeve out
-rinse sponge in bucket of tank water
-take baskets of media out
-rinse media in bucket of tank water
-dump all water from canister out into tub/toilet
-refill with clean, aged, declor water
-replug everything in.
i have a surface skimmer attachment so i get alot of leaves in my filter
....or? a better way? ...and how often? i clean my media baskets in my aquaclears every week when i do water changes, but those don't take any time at all... the fluval takes a long time to clean =T
thanks!
Allan!
this is how i did it. please advise me on easier ways...
-unclip hoses
-unplug unit
-take fluval (complete) to bath tub
-take sponge sleeve out
-rinse sponge in bucket of tank water
-take baskets of media out
-rinse media in bucket of tank water
-dump all water from canister out into tub/toilet
-refill with clean, aged, declor water
-replug everything in.
i have a surface skimmer attachment so i get alot of leaves in my filter
....or? a better way? ...and how often? i clean my media baskets in my aquaclears every week when i do water changes, but those don't take any time at all... the fluval takes a long time to clean =T
thanks!
Allan!