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    How often do you wash your filter

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    Just wondering how often you guys give your filters a wash?

    My tanks are running on canister filters which i do a wash every month.

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Hey Fingerling,

    I wash the sponge of my canister filters every month too, with the aquarium water when i do my weekly water change. Wash the other bio filter contents every 2 months or so

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    i've got matten hamburger filters.

    And I never wash my filters

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    i have not wash for over a year

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    how can we tell when our filters need a wash. it is just washing the sponge or do u also need to wash the gravel?

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    I wash my sponge about 2 months once and usually just rinse media with tank water. And hoses about 4 months once.

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    Wow 1Eddy1 not washing it for a year, wouldnt the filter/tank stink??

    Hi Syburn, i dont think theres a set time to when you should wash your filter, id wash mine when i feel theres a need to haha

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Wash at least 3 months once if you can. Else within 6 months.

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    I only wash my cannister filter once every 3-4 months.
    But do WC every 1-2 months depending on the load.
    If the load is low, I may only wash the cannister half yearly.

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Quote Originally Posted by Fingerling View Post
    Wow 1Eddy1 not washing it for a year, wouldnt the filter/tank stink??

    Hi Syburn, i dont think theres a set time to when you should wash your filter, id wash mine when i feel theres a need to haha
    nope. doesnt stink at all. both tank in my room.
    infact i find the water clearer if i leave it alone

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    whenever im doing WC?

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Haha thumbs up to you 1Eddy1. Care to share the filter and filter media you are using to run your setups?

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Quote Originally Posted by Fingerling View Post
    Haha thumbs up to you 1Eddy1. Care to share the filter and filter media you are using to run your setups?
    using biohome. as for filter, i'm not using those fine wool.....not sure what to call it. comes in large piece. blue colour. think it's mainly use for sump tank.

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    4-6 months for my 2215. I think you shouldn't wash it too often as it will affect the beneficial bacteria. Just my two cents.
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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Once a year. In fact, I just washed it over the weekend. Smell wasn't so bad.

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    i have one filter that i have not washed for around 16 months. Generally, I wash it once every 6 months and change filter media (except wool) once every 2 years or so.
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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Sorry to tag onto this post with a related question.

    If you're treating your tank for white spot disease, would you wash your filters more frequently?

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    Hi KWK,

    Its not necessary to wash your filters more frequently( i'd only wash them after i've cured the whitespot ), just get a good anti-ich med/use aquarium salt and heated water of 28-30 deg and you're good to go. Do a 20% water change every other day and check if the method you are using is safe for your fish. Good luck

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    in singapore ,30 deg seems to be not warm to my finger, so i set it at abt 32. Water change abt 20 % daily.

    Thats abt it.

    if we wash the filter during sickness time ,then we are adding too many changes to the fish environment at one go which may not be good for the sick fish.

    If white spot or ick, make sure you dont share the same equipment over different tanks.

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    Re: How often do you wash your filter

    wash my 2213 every 6 month with tank water..include the hose too and change filter wool

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