Something *ate* my filter media?!?
Once again I probably didn’t use the right terms for you gurus… I just wanted to specify that the “filter media” I’m referring to is the filter wool sans any charcoal, zeolite, etc. I had dumped the contents when I bought it because I have a planted tank. It is only my second filter media (and the first to be run without the charcoal), but the first lasted over 2.5 months and I only replaced it because I was told every 3 months I needed a new one.
I had planned to replace the filter wool with a sponge anyway, so if this is a flaw with the wool it is no big deal, it just surprised me. So when I say “new filter media” I’m referring to a sponge (that I have to travel an hour away to pick up - but am going out that way on monday for a dr appt so I’ll get it then).
The question which still stands (rephraised): how do I get the filter wool fiber out of the tank water? Is it okay to just run the filter with the new sponge to suck it up?
Anywhere else I’ve missed terms or background info, please let me know before attacking.
Thanks!
-Lana
“There is nothing more useful than sun and salt.” - Latin proverb
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