New Filter

[maximinimus]

I currently have a planted Juwel Vision 180.

Stocking:
10 cardinal tetras
4 Blue Rams
6 Odessa Barbs
1 L260

Filtration:
Juwel Compact H with 600lph powerhead
Tetratec Ex600 external

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I am planning to replace both filters with a single Tetratec EX1200, giving the EX600 to my sister and keeping the compact H as a spare.

Would it be ok to replace the EX600 immediately by putting the mature ceramic rings and bioballs straight in the new filter and run in parallel with my compact H for a week, then remove the compact H?

I am wondering if changing from 1200lph with mature filters to 1800lph with only 600lph mature will start a minicycle?

 

[SJ2K]

You hit the nail on the head, bung the media from the ex600 straight into the ex1200 and job done, run it straight away No fear of mini cycle, specially concidering you've still got the juwel filter there for a while.

 

[maximinimus]

Well, I ordered my Tetratec ex1200 from 1st4aquatics at 2pm yesterday for £63.99 including delivery.

It arrived at 7:30am this morning!

I'll be setting it up tonight, after I have a think about where to put it, the box is absolutely huge!

 

[rabbut]

Most of the box space is taken by the filter too..... I love 1st4, thats where I got mine from also....It would appear they hare lowered their price since I ordered too..... Typical

The EX600 and the EX1200 use different size pads, so the ceramic and bio-ball medias are all you can change over unfortunately. It should be fine to do a direct swap IMO for these medias and run the EX1200 along side the Juwel for a few weeks. After about 2-3 weeks, I'd start to remove one sponge from the juwel a week to transfer filter dominance to the EX1200

HTH
Rabbut