Filter Cartridges

[katt-ja]

hi,

I just have a regular power filter (it came with my tank when i purchased it - whisper 70 or something) i have two sponges on the intake tube right now and i keep buying the cartridges.

my question is, do i need to keep buying the cartridges for it if i have the sponges on the intake? it catches majority of the dirt. or could i put something instead of the cartridges. just like a media or something. i'd rather leave it empty.

thanks and appreciate any insight.

kat

[Don Trinko]

I'm not sure what type of cartridge the 70 has but most people clean there filters ( in removed tank water when doing a water change) several times before replacing. Don T.

[katt-ja]

i already clean the inside every month. so are you saying i don't need to use the cartridges?

[DiscusOnly]

Just my opinion but for a discus tank all you really need is some coarse sponge inside the filter for your bio. You already took care of the mechanical part of the filtration by using pre-filter. Just make sure you clean them regularly so they don't clog.

This is why so many uses the Aquaclear filter.

[katt-ja]

yes i squeeze them in tank water every time i do a water change. so i should put more sponge inside the filter?

thanks for your replies!

[DiscusOnly]

yes i squeeze them in tank water every time i do a water change. so i should put more sponge inside the filter?

Depends on what you currly have in there. More doesn't necessary mean better. You don't want to stuff the filter with too much sponge/foam.

[katt-ja]

Depends on what you currly have in there. More doesn't necessary mean better. You don't want to stuff the filter with too much sponge/foam.

well like i said in my first post. i buy the cartridges, which is just a foam/floss type material. i've been asking if i need to put anything on the inside at all? the cartridges i've been using just get a slight yellow right now. nothing really gets past the sponges..

[marnold]

You could fill it with plastic scrubbies to create a bio colony!Good luck.I see your in T.O thats about a hour away.Any good fish stores over there?

[katt-ja]

these are the filter cartridges i buy

click here

this is a different model but this is the basic filter i have

click here

[katt-ja]

You could fill it with plastic scrubbies to create a bio colony!

could you show me a picture of what you mean, please?

[marnold]

Like a pots and pan scrubbie.For doing dishes probably have them a a $ store.I dont have a pic though.

[katt-ja]

Like a pots and pan scrubbie.For doing dishes probably have them a a $ store.I dont have a pic though.

oh ok i got cha. thn i could just squeeze them out instead of keep on buying the filter cartridges!

yeah i'm about an hour south of toronto. in a little town outside of barrie. the only good fish store is big al's but it's just good for supplies. i live a 15 minutes drive from a sponsor on this site (bob garside) and he's a wonderful person. i just wish i had more room/money and i would be visiting him on a monthly basis. hahaha

[marnold]

I have been through barrie a few times.I am about 25 mins from Lewiston Queenston Bridge.As far as the Scrubbies they could go a long time w/o rinsing them.And if you did use tank water.

[katt-ja]

cool, thanks for your help.

[marnold]

Anytime.Good luck with your fish.