Cleaning of cannister filter

[creed2100]

Hi just a couple of questions:-

1) At the end of cycling, what would you clean in the cannister filter? I have phosphate, carbon, bio rings and sponge in cannister.

2) How often would you clean the cannister filter and what would you clean and not wash?

I have a 180 l tank with skimmer.

3) In regards to skimmer, how long would you run it in a day? some say 24 hrs and some say 8-10, i m kinna confused.

in advance.

Fawad.

[jackywongto]

LEt me try to answer what I can bro.

1) At the end of cycling, what would you clean in the cannister filter? I have phosphate, carbon, bio rings and sponge in cannister.

phosphate and carbon - you can rinse them under tap water.

sponge - wash it clean using tap water.

bio rings, leave it. These media are housing the beneficial bacterial. DO NOT wash with tap water.

2) How often would you clean the cannister filter and what would you clean and not wash?

When I was using the ehiem 2026, I strip and wash it every month. MAybe you can observe how dirty the cannister is during your maintenance and adjust your cleaning interval respectively. Pls note that the detritus is usually collected at the bottom of the cannister. so you would need to take everything out and wash the cannister housing.

3) In regards to skimmer, how long would you run it in a day? some say 24 hrs and some say 8-10, i m kinna confused.

Yeah. There are 2 school of thoughts. some say overskimming is bad for your water and there are others who say that you can never overskim your tank.

Again I think this depend on your stocking level and your skimmer efficiency. If you have a powerful skimmer for your tank size, then you can switch it on only during the night. (using the skimmer in the night and switching it off in the day helps to minimise the PH swing.) If your skimmer is just nice for your tank, then maybe you can leave it on 24 hrs.

Just some food for thoughts. I am sure some other reefers will add in their opinions later. cheers!

[comycus]

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First I don't recommend putting both phosphate and carbon together. They both require different flowrates for optimal performance. But if the canister is te only place

you have, then bobian I guess. I always suggest changing whatever bio filtration (in your case bio rings) to biohome. More effective. Lastly I normally only clean or replace the sponge monthly. U will prob need to change weekly initially. Phosphate and carbon change as instructed, and biohome only wash in old tank water once in a blue moon.

Slimmer timing is individual preference. If you have orp problems, might wanna leave it on full day. Or ph imbalances might wanna only switch it in during lights out. You will develop a thinking as u grow in the hobby. I suggest for a start just leave it on 24/7 and take it from there.

[creed2100]

Thanks alot bros...

Where can i get biohome from? what brand, etc?

[comycus]

Petmart, c328 has. Just ask for biohome n they will know

[jackywongto]

Thanks alot bros...

Where can i get biohome from? what brand, etc?

You can try to google it bro.

Go C328 to get it. much cheaper.

There is biohomme (white) and biohomme plus (red)

[tribe172]

You can try to google it bro.

Go C328 to get it. much cheaper.

There is biohomme (white) and biohomme plus (red)

C328 has tons of stuffs, really. you might find even more useful things there.