Hello,
I have a fluval 13.5 upgraded with an inTank media basket for chamber 2. Right now, that chamber contains, a carbon packet, filter floss, some type of bio pellets (standard ones that came with the aquarium). In that order, stack vertically to to bottom.
I have also gotten:
- Spare filter floor (the foamy stuff)
- Assortment of carbon packets (Fluval edge, API Crystal Biochem zorb, aqua clear activated carbon)
- Seachem Matrix
I have a relatively low bio load, no fish, just a handful of invertebrates.
How often should each component of the filter be swapped out? Is the floss reusable if simply cleaned? Do I need to populate new stages of the filter with bacteria?
I have a fluval 13.5 upgraded with an inTank media basket for chamber 2. Right now, that chamber contains, a carbon packet, filter floss, some type of bio pellets (standard ones that came with the aquarium). In that order, stack vertically to to bottom.
I have also gotten:
- Spare filter floor (the foamy stuff)
- Assortment of carbon packets (Fluval edge, API Crystal Biochem zorb, aqua clear activated carbon)
- Seachem Matrix
I have a relatively low bio load, no fish, just a handful of invertebrates.
How often should each component of the filter be swapped out? Is the floss reusable if simply cleaned? Do I need to populate new stages of the filter with bacteria?