I have a tank with 70G capacity with canister filter of capacity 75GPH. I was thinking to shutoff the canister filter for few hours in a day (randomly) for following reasons,
- Avoid the food getting sucked by the filter during feeding times (&)
- To save on power consumption
Questions:
- Is it safe to shut off the fileter without impacting Beneficial Bacteria in the filter?
- What is the minimum or maximum amount of time in a day I can turn the filter off. Since I'm using a smart plug I can do this randomly at various intervals of a day.
- Any other possible suggestions?
Thank you.