cleaning an Eheim 2262?

[geoff_tropheus]

well that would be 210 drops then

[newb]

what is the down side to using copper?

[geoff_tropheus]

invertabrates, snails, corals, shrimps will die

[newb]

If I did this, I could pull my nerite snails and put them in my 20gallon fry tank for the time being...how many water changes until I could add them back in?

[geoff_tropheus]

I dont know, never tried this with snails I wanted to keep alive

[Somefishguy]

ive heard cooper sticks around in the tank for a long time.... and even a little bit is pretty harmful

[jarrodaden]

I am the new owner of an Eheim 2217 and I am a bit intimidated by the cleaning process.

How often is this necessary? I have been told not to mess with it if the flow remains good.
Where can I get media bags? I am pretty sure that I don't have those.

Thanks.

[mgarrido]

I am the new owner of an Eheim 2217 and I am a bit intimidated by the cleaning process.

How often is this necessary? I have been told not to mess with it if the flow remains good.
Every 3-6 months

Where can I get media bags? I am pretty sure that I don't have those.
The cheapest place is City Pets.

Thanks.

[jeebus]

You can go to a place like Xtreme on bellaire and get media bags if you want. Most people just go with the factor recommended packing of ceramic rings, porous balls, and then filter floss.

I clean mine once I start seeing eject a good amount of debris when I turn it back on after a water change. In a 90 gallon tank with 9 full grown discus, thats about once every two months.

[geoff_tropheus]

depends on the service it is in. Some people use them as biofilters others as polishers.

It all depends on you and how nasty your fishes are...

[jarrodaden]

Somewhere on here I read about pillow foam as filter media. What brand do I need and where do I buy it?