Hooray!!! I got my Aquaclear filter today!

[DavidZ]

Don't fprget you can save even more money this month in Petsmart, there is a 15% off code savesept.

Enjoy, JUST GOT ac1500 MODEL FRO $39 MINUS 15% ONLINE ONLY SPECIAL

 

[vampie]

It came with ammonia remover? I thought it was just the sponge, carbon and biomax.Nice prices on the AquaClears though, they're usually pretty expensive.

I love my AC but for some reason sometimes I have to stick a chopstick into the thing to get the impeller to get going.

Ditto. It happens whenever my power goes out, the filter does not re-prime itself when the power comes back on.

 

[OhNo123]

isn't biomax the ammonia remover stuff. Wait.... Im confused. What is the white rings that come with the filter?

 

[vampie]

It's probably biomax, look on the box labeling if you're unsure.

Biomax is biological media.

 

[DavidZ]

How do you know when to replace the Biomax media??

 

[dwag88]

biomax isnt really useful for very long. it gets clogged up easily. many people here run ac's with just filter floss and the sponge. anybody know why the ac's are so cheap on petsmarts website right now? i did a pricematch on a ac 50 and got it for 20 bucks in store. im thinking about getting an ac 110 because its only 36 bucks online vs i believe 90 in the store

 

[KSRG]

If I recall Hagen says to replace the Biomax every 3 months. It will eventually become too 'loaded' or clogged with bacteria by that time. At least the sponge is still reusable though!