Another Cycling Question

[rgrrmg]

I have the Marineland Eclipse 12 tank, it has a Bio-wheel ( which I know never to change out). If I decide to put in a new filter cartridge, will that alter my cycle in the tank? For those not familiar with this tank, the filter cartridge is a combination filter with charcoal.
Thank again for your help.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Yes, you will loose some beneficial bacteria by replacing your filter cartridge. If I were you, I would just keep it in, or if you do replace it, put something else in the filter other than the filter cartridges with carbon in them.

-FHM

 

[rgrrmg]

Yes, you will loose some beneficial bacteria by replacing your filter cartridge. If I were you, I would just keep it in, or if you do replace it, put something else in the filter other than the filter cartridges with carbon in them.

-FHM

So your suggesting if I do replace it at some point, get some say sponge filter material cut it to fit and use that from then on?

 

[fatheadminnow]

Yes, that will be logical to me. I mean, carbon is not needed all the time. I only use it if there is something in the tank that I need to get out, like soap or something.

-FHM

 

[rgrrmg]

Yes, that will be logical to me. I mean, carbon is not needed all the time. I only use it if there is something in the tank that I need to get out, like soap or something.

-FHM

thanks FHM, I'll look into getting some Material from the LFS, those filter cartridges are kind of pricey anyways...

 

[drobbyb]

I find that a mesh bag of ceramic "noodles" flattened and made to fit does the job quite nicely. Ideally you would put a layer of filter floss to catch any large particualte type matter in. I'm not totally familiar with that particular filter so I'm not sure of that would work in your setup.

 

[rgrrmg]

I find that a mesh bag of ceramic "noodles" flattened and made to fit does the job quite nicely. Ideally you would put a layer of filter floss to catch any large particualte type matter in. I'm not totally familiar with that particular filter so I'm not sure of that would work in your setup.

Thanks, but I don't think there's enough room for a sponge and a bag of ceramics. If there was it would work out well to be a bio and a mechanical, but I believe that is why there is a bio-wheel built next to the filter bed.

 

[fatheadminnow]

The bio-wheel is the biological filtration for that type of filter. So, just get a sponge and put that in the empty spot.

-FHM