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Proper Filter Cleaning
By maggie1270, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 01:10:12 AM PST Tags: (all tags)

I think I figured out my problem. Although I've been doing my routine water changes and gravel siphons and plastic plant cleanings and filter changes, I never really looked inside the filter.

It's only about a year old, and I've been rinsing off the tube that goes inside the tank but never looked inside. I noticed tonight that not as much water is going back and forth through the filter as what it used to do. I took it apart and OH MY GOSH!!! That was totally disgusting!!! There are tiny notches inside the tube that the water goes through and that was what was partially clogged. I wonder if that was one of my main issues...

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Proper Filter Cleaning | 2 comments (2 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

take it all apart (none / 0) (#1)
by parttimer on Thu Dec 18, 2003 at 12:58:36 AM PST

where the tube goes in, that also comes apart and should be cleaned. this should be done every other month at least.

Yeah, I should have known better. (none / 0) (#2)
by maggie1270 on Thu Dec 18, 2003 at 01:09:45 AM PST

It's all good now though, so far at least. I boiled the decor in the tank too. The fish are actually acting much more active since I cleaned the filter yesterday. Must be like getting a breath of fresh air 8)
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Proper Filter Cleaning | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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