resun cannister AE 808

[mikalli]

hi there i have a resun ae808 cannister filter.am just wondering how often to clean and do i have to clean all the tubing .and hoses .do i take all of the filter medias out and clean.mine has the bio balls at bottom.ceramic noodles.and then a black sponge.and on the top a white sponge.is this right .not running the carbon that was supplied.havent cleaned yet as have heard so many different ways.very concerned .hope somebody can advise me.

[kkiu]

Perhaps you should swap the positions of the black sponge and the white filter wool becase the water flows from top to bottom and back into the tank.

I clean the tubing when they start spitting out icky gunk.

Cleaning the filter depends on the bioload of the tank. Perhaps once every 4-6weeks as a general guideline.

[mikalli]

thanks for your advice

[Merrilyn]

Don't be too thorough with your cleaning. That's the home of your biological filtration so you don't want to disturb it too much. Just give your bio balls and noodles a quick rinse in a bucket of old tank water (def not tap water) and replace the fine sponge or rinse it well in the bucket and put it back in your filter.

[mikalli]

is that done weekly or monthly

[Merrilyn]

Monthly is fine - or if you're real nawty like me, you can do it every two months

[mikalli]

thanks once again ladyred