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i replaced all the water in my 40 gallon tank. then i replaced the filter cartridge.

but i only rinsed it didnt really clean it before putting it into the filter nd now its kinda cloudy.

is it cloudy because i didnt clean the cartridge well enough? or is it because i replaced all the water?

however i always replace all of the water every time i clean the tank and it only stays cloudy for a few hours but this time its been cloudy for 2 days already

i already know bout cycling so dont giv me some bs about how i shoulda left some water for important germs or watever...

anyway the point is if the cloudiness of the water is from the filter cartridge is it harmful to the fish? nd when will it go away?

u have to clean and replace them otherwise they will become more of a problem than anything. they wont clean ur tanks water at all and they may even release stuff that already been cleaned out back into ur tank.

so clean and replace when needed, or the cloudiness wont go away and can be harmful.

also the cloudiness sounds kinda like a bacteria bloom. simply do water changes everyday for a week. do 40 percent for the first 2 days and 25 for the rest of the week and it should clear it right up. and use a gravel vaccum. not only eill it clean ur gravel, it will also get more "bad" water out. because the bad things in water usually sit at the bottom and make it cloudy from the bottom up

2009-08-30 18:38:36 by dog

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Hi I've had a ten gallon fishtank for about a month and a half now. Everything is going great I just have a question about filter cartridges. I remember reading something about washing the current filter cartridge in some of the old tank water, but when and how often do I do this? Also when am I supposed to replace the cartridge altogether?

You can rinse off debris from the filter cartridge in the old tank water at each partial weekly water change.

I wouldn't ever replace the entire cartridge unless you were restarting the tank or the tank had been wiped out by a contagious parasite or disease. Replacing means you throw away all that tasty good bacteria that keeps the water parameters stable, by putting in a new cartridge the tank will go back into the nitrogen cycle while all that bacteria starts to grow all over again. There's likely to be an ammonia spike which will damage and kill any livestock you have.

2008-11-22 12:32:40 by jlinkfan88

I'm looking for a good R.O. water filter that that doesn't require purchasing a replacement cartridge every few months. I currently use an Aqua Wizard, and I really like it, but I have to replace the filter every 8-10 weeks. What kind do you use, how much does it cost and how much are the replacement filters?

Wow, replacing filter every 8-10 weeks is too often. Are you using well water or city water. If city water, it should be every year. If it is well water, you may have too much sediment and in this case you need to change your sediment filter more often. Or best install a whole hole sediment fitler.

This place has one of the best bargain, have a look at it.
http://www.gtawater.com/assets/reverse_o smosis.htm

Also, there is much information on water filter and list of contaminants published by the government.

Oh another reason why your filter may get clogged up so fast is because you have very hard water, in this cause you need a softener... see here http://www.gtawater.com/assets/softener. htm

2008-02-25 16:17:20 by Cupcake

I usually just wash it in running tap water (we live in a small town so I don't think they put chlorine in the water) to get all that sticky brown stuff off of it and I just throw it out with that brown stuff on it when I replace it. also what is a bio filter cartridge?, my new filter uses one and it specifically tells me not to wash it just to rinse it in slow running water to remove excess buildup and not to worry because discoloration is normal so how do I get good bacteria off that? what is this sticky brown stuff that's everywhere in my filter?, what do I do with it?. I know I'm doing some things horrible wrong which could and possibly will kill my fish since my actions haven't al ready so how do I do this the right way
I have a coldwater aquarium with goldfish and a Aqua tech filter and some 6 year old no name filter

Bio Filter is where the good bacteria lives..You need good bacteria to start a fish tank, that is why u cycle the water up to 6 weeks b4 u add fish.
Aqua tech i believes thay use 3 items 1, the sponge on the lowerst side, 2 carbons at the mid that last Bio-filter at the top, with air Bio-filter will let the good bacteria gown faster, that is why thay places on the top.never use tap water wash tham because tap water will kill all this hard works u did, just rubbing tham inside ur fish tank will clean it.(u change tham when thay falling aprts, it can take year to that happens) same with the sponges, u can just rubbing the brown stuffs off INSIDE ur fish tank , it will cleans it. ( same with this sponges have good bacteria in it, and can be re-use, to the point thay start to falling aprts that replaces it ) Do ur 25% water change..should be all good as new!
Without all this good bacteria, ur water in the tank always running on cycleing.
I hope this helps good luck!

2008-12-29 09:34:20 by Alex

i just wanted to know how to clean it and if i just pour water through the filter cartridge or if i have to replace it with the new one

and how often im i suppose to change it

its a 2.5 gallon tank

thanx

Its often after keeping fish for a while that someone learns that they do not need to clean a filter as often as the box says. The filter holds microorganisms that help to turn toxic chemicals in the water neutral. If you are throwing away the filter every two weeks then you are basically starting the tank all over again. Personally I never change my filter's, BUT every six or seven months I will take them out and rinse them under running water to help clean away some of the build up. I only clean it because there is so much bacteria growing in the filter (which is good) that the water isn't passing threw it that fast anymore.

You still need to do normal water changes (cleanings) whatever you want to call it, to his is own. These cleanings should be done about 2-3 times a month in a tank that is fully setup, and has been running for 4 months or more. If the tank is still new then the bacteria is not fully there yet, and so the chemicals need to be removed manually through water changes 1-2 times a week, but the filter should be left alone to grow bacteria.

Since you have such a small tank once your filter is setup and growing good bacteria you will get to a point where you will never need to change the filter unless you want the water to flow faster. I have a ten-gallon that I have never changed the filter on, I just use a bubble curtain to get a current in the tank.

Here is a good site

http://markspetfish.com/

2008-07-24 08:41:57 by Raul H