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    Quick Filtration Question

    I have a 75 gal. freshwater community tank with about 10 medium sized African Ciclids, 2 Pleco, and 1 Australian Lobster.

    I have an Eheim 2028 and an Eheim 2217 on the tank. Yesterday, I cleaned the media (with aquarium water) and replaced the filter pads in the 2028 and put it back in sevice.

    The question is: Would it be ok for me to do the same thing with the 2217 today?


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    i think it would be fine for you to do it today, but i dont think it is necessary. maybe switch cleaning filters every water change? even then it sounds like a lot. lol i usually just clean one of my filters every month. i change water 1-2 times a week so yeah.

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    • #3
      I agree with munkey. I would alternate cleaning the filters. If each filter stays clean for 4 months, then rotate by cleaning one of the filters every 2 months.

      Filter floss is cheaper and cleans a little better than the precut pads in my opinion. Just a suggestion.
      Jarrod - Houston, Texas
      150 gallon - my African cichlid monster tank (I know it isn't a big as yours)
      17 gallon - Threadfin rainbows and corys lightly planted
      5 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breeder
      3 gallon - planted red cherry shrimp breeder

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      • #4
        Yup, alternate the filter servicing. I clean my canisters on my discus tank about every other month, so I'm cleaning one of them at the end of each month. How often you clean them depends on how the filter is used. I have sponge pre-filters on my intakes to do the mechanical filtering so my canisters are strictly biofilters. If I was using my canisters as mechanical filters also, I'd have to clean them more often so the bio-media didn't clog and kill my bacteria bed.

        Mark
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        • #5
          I clean my dual cannisters filters that are on my 150 gallon on a 2 month cycle, alternating between filters every month.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by wesleydnunder View Post
            Yup, alternate the filter servicing. I clean my canisters on my discus tank about every other month, so I'm cleaning one of them at the end of each month. How often you clean them depends on how the filter is used. I have sponge pre-filters on my intakes to do the mechanical filtering so my canisters are strictly biofilters. If I was using my canisters as mechanical filters also, I'd have to clean them more often so the bio-media didn't clog and kill my bacteria bed.

            Mark
            Originally posted by algarciajr View Post
            I clean my dual cannisters filters that are on my 150 gallon on a 2 month cycle, alternating between filters every month.


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