Question about my FLUVAL?

[jjjoey]

if i take out everything in my fluval could i put in bio-balls could it work as a sump?

 

[sly]

You can, but it won't work as effectively as a true wet/dry. Bioballs need a period to where they are exposed to dry air. By putting them in a canister you are submerging them in water all the time which means that they do not get as much oxygen as they need.

 

[geoj]

Use CC more surface area.

 

[jjjoey]

so not a good idea?

 

[sly]

Originally Posted by JJJoey
http:///forum/post/2764675
so not a good idea?
It will work but there are better ways of doing it. What is it you are trying to do? Do you have a problem with ammonia or nitrites?

 

[jjjoey]

nitrates : /

 

[rs1831]

How often are you doing water changes?

 

[jjjoey]

i hadnt been doing them often but for the past month i have been doing 10 percent weekly

 

[ibew41]

do you ring out the sponges really good in the filter?

 

[stdreb27]

There is nothing wrong with canister filters, you just need to clean them religiously. Personally I used them with bio-rings, CC is to small and will fall through the grating. And I'd put the pads in the washer machine and run it through a cycle to clean them.

 

[geoj]

Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2765702
There is nothing wrong with canister filters, you just need to clean them religiously. Personally I used them with bio-rings, CC is to small and will fall through the grating. And I'd put the pads in the washer machine and run it through a cycle to clean them.
The CC I use must be a larger size then you seen because it works in my set-up

 

[sly]

Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2765702
And I'd put the pads in the washer machine and run it through a cycle to clean them.
I would be careful about doing that... fabric softener and scented detergents can't be good for a tank.