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    How often to clean canister filter?

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    hi, first time canister filter user here.

    i'm using a Eheim 2224 for my 3ft tank, with java ferns (mainly), corydoras and tetras.

    change of 25% water weekly or can it be longer?

    change white filter only when i change water?

    how often should i rinse the media, in tank water?

    change 2/3 new media only 6 monthly?

    tks for your help!
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    6month change of media.. the only media I changed is the floss (tope white filter) if there isnt any blockage, I only wash the ceramic and change the wool

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    thanks, simon.

    and i only figured out yesterday, how to get around the canister startup hassle. eheim's tubes are pretty hard and it's tight on the outlet.

    so what i'm going to do is to buy the "brandless" green tubes which are softer, and then use a normal siphon to pump the water into the tubes. i've cut away the "old" tube twice before cos i couldn't get the rainbar out![]

    since i use only aged water for my tanks, i've also bought 6ft of this soft tube from a lorong halus lfs and a pump from petmart. thanks to a colleague, now i can also read newspaper while the water is being changed![]

    i'm still learning the canister-way... hee!
    P-L-E-C-O-R-Y=M-A-N-I-A!!! YEAH!
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    hope u enjoy the benefits of having a cannister filter

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    Ehiem can filter are always a luxury to have them =)
    Cheers!

    Benetay

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