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Fishaholic
I try my best to give my eheim 2213 a clean out every 4-6 weeks or so, but often leave it longer because it seems like such a big job. There must be a more efficient way of doing it that i haven't clocked.
It essentially involves me hauling out the bucket, and removing each layer and cleaning it in a bowl of tank water. This seems straightforward but i never seem to have enough bowls. Since each bit of media can't be kept out of water for too long in case of colony death, and each bowl getting dirtier with each wash, it's like a constant juggling act.
Am i missing something?!
Ps. the whole task really isn't helped by the fact i find endless cherry shrimp amongst the media, so have to take an age catching them and putting them back in the tank - something for another topic maybe.
It essentially involves me hauling out the bucket, and removing each layer and cleaning it in a bowl of tank water. This seems straightforward but i never seem to have enough bowls. Since each bit of media can't be kept out of water for too long in case of colony death, and each bowl getting dirtier with each wash, it's like a constant juggling act.
Am i missing something?!
Ps. the whole task really isn't helped by the fact i find endless cherry shrimp amongst the media, so have to take an age catching them and putting them back in the tank - something for another topic maybe.