[AquaticLife] Removing carbon from Penguin filter cartridge
In a message dated 5/20/2008 10:23:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, GoldLenny@gmail.com writes:
It will only take a minute to cut the H and dump the old carbon and then you can put the cartridge right back into the filter system so all of the N-bacteria living on the filter floss pad will still be there. You will lose some N-bacteria that were living on the carbon but you’ll have enough on the filter floss pad so they will quickly multiply to keep a mini-cycle to a bare minimum.. if at all. You also have N-bacteria living in the gravel and on all surface areas in the tank so the ones you throw away with the carbon will be only 20-40 percent of the overall N-bacteria that you have so your remaining bacteria… especially those on the filter floss pad, will multiply in 24-48 hours to handle the job of the ones that got throw away. Sorry to cut the thread, but au contraire about it taking one minute to cut the H. I tried using an exacto knife - nothing - I tried a very sharp steak knife - nothing - and then I dulled a sharp pocket knife by hacking at the plastic. I finally cracked the frame before I could make a cut. Are you sure I don’t need a recriprocating or chain saw? Anyway I had a package of Aqua Tech filters that resemble and fit the same as the marineland brand. I was able to cut the H, dump the carbon, insert the poly stuff and put it in the filter. However, it was a new one and hopefully the other aged one and the gravel will keep me from a mini cycle. Argggh. Barbara
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