Filter Sponge Question

[seanyt66]

Hello everyone and happy new year.

I was looking at my service kit cartridge for my biorb and i see that the sponge can be removed - after reading a number of other threads my question is, when i do need to change the cartridge (approx 4 weeks from now) should i take the sponge out of the existing cartridge give it a wash in old tank water and put it back into the new cartridge? it seems the wrong thing to do to throw it away!

i would appreciate your thoughts.

thanks

sean

 

[Chri$]

I would give it a wash in old old tank water and place it in your new Cartridge unless you will loose your benificial bacteria and your tank will begin to cycle again.