Precautions when buying used filter??

[Stillwater]

I bought a sparingly used bio wheel filter. what are the precautions i should take before i set it up in my tank? any suggestions?

does rinsing with potassium permangenate take care of all the germ, ich and algae issues?

thanks.

 

[Squawkbert]

That would do it. Be careful to thoroughly rinse it w/ clean, Cl free water before using it.

If it came from a fairly healthy tank, I wouldn't rinse w/ anything more than tap & then Cl free water.

 

[beviking]

I would soak it instead of a quick rinse, but otherwise, yes. Unless your water has unusually high chlorine/chloramine levels, rinsing with tap water is sufficient. It doesn't need to be de-chlorinated water.

 

[Native American]

One more item...make sure it has all the parts. Just speaking from experience, having purchased items (not just filters) that I thought were great deals. They only turned out to be very good deals, as I had to search for a part or two.

v/r, N-A