Canister filters: nitrate factory? ammonia bomb? How often to clean them

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  • Опубліковано 7 жов 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 31

  • @thebipolarfishkeeper
    @thebipolarfishkeeper 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the reminder that I need to clean my fx6 and 407 filters also!

  • @tjautocross
    @tjautocross 9 місяців тому +1

    Always a good day when there’s a new StephenP video!!!

  • @iainaquariumagic
    @iainaquariumagic 9 місяців тому +2

    Nice one 👍

  • @LushSaltyAquariums
    @LushSaltyAquariums 9 місяців тому +1

    Cheers from my fish room in Chicago! I don't know why but it was oddly satisfying watching you clean your filters :)

  • @PartyPangolin
    @PartyPangolin 9 місяців тому +3

    Now I'm glaring at our 307, because I know I should be maintaining/cleaning it better.
    And that counts as friendly neighorly lawn fertilizing.

  • @MysterySnailGuardians
    @MysterySnailGuardians 9 місяців тому +2

    SNAILED IT 🐌 ❤

  • @darlenestanks9742
    @darlenestanks9742 9 місяців тому +1

    I just put a canister filter on my 55 gallon. I’m installing another on my 60 gallon tomorrow. These are my first canister filters. A lady gave me these. I’m excited to get rid of the hang on backs.

  • @GCaquatics
    @GCaquatics 9 місяців тому +1

    wow i never seen the inside of an fx6, that is a really nice setup.

  • @EnragedSeaCow
    @EnragedSeaCow 9 місяців тому +1

    Love my Fx4! If you have a garden or flower bed, dump that muck in it, my vegetables went freakin' crazy after i started dumping my water changes on them lol. Satisfying video!

  • @ErikWhyRock
    @ErikWhyRock 9 місяців тому +2

    Get out of my house!!! Lol I'm cleaning my filters right meow!!! 😂🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @JayRockDoesStuff
    @JayRockDoesStuff 9 місяців тому +1

    Cool! I do it about every 4-6 months or when Im moving stuff. Love the Fluvals! Nice video!

  • @LiquidZooOnlyFins
    @LiquidZooOnlyFins 9 місяців тому +1

    Now there is an outro I can support!

  • @BrookleyBell
    @BrookleyBell 9 місяців тому +1

    Next, come do the annual cleaning on my 55 canister, lol. Good luck getting it out of the cabinet😂🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @Outside-InAquatics
    @Outside-InAquatics 9 місяців тому +1

    Dude I haven't cleaned my sponge filters in bit I should probably do that. Man does time fly.

  • @AquaticMoose
    @AquaticMoose 9 місяців тому +1

    Not bad for a yearly cleaning!

  • @shadygrady81
    @shadygrady81 9 місяців тому +2

    Great Video! Happy New Year Stephen! 🍾💥

  • @Muppet92954
    @Muppet92954 9 місяців тому +1

    Makes me feel better about cleaning my fx4 once a year 😄

  • @FintasticFreaks
    @FintasticFreaks 9 місяців тому +2

    Got 2 FX6 in my fishroom and they have been awesome. I've only needed to clean them up about once a year fortunately. Wish I could afford more of them. 😅

    • @StephenP2003
      @StephenP2003  9 місяців тому +1

      They are definitely a workhorse!

  • @Whips_World
    @Whips_World 9 місяців тому +4

    Very nice! I bet I haven't cleaned my Marineland canisters in 7 or 8 years! Why? Because the weight of the tank, well over a ton, has compressed the frame down onto the doors that give me access to said canisters. Now they don't open. The FX6 that I attached 5 years ago has been cleaned 3 times, tops.

    • @Whips_World
      @Whips_World 9 місяців тому +2

      And yeah, nitrates are high, but it's compounded by the fact that my nitrates come out of the well at stupid high levels.

    • @StephenP2003
      @StephenP2003  9 місяців тому +3

      Schrodinger's canister! If you can't see it, it's out of your hands anyway!

  • @nabokovfan87
    @nabokovfan87 9 місяців тому +2

    BBA growing is definitely a sign of filter needing to be dealt with.
    I take a firm bristle brush to the spray bar to attempt to clean it. It's a pain.
    Nice work!!!

    • @StephenP2003
      @StephenP2003  9 місяців тому

      Ughhh, yep it's on my "list"! I've noticed it cropping up on several of my spray bars

  • @kelleyforeman
    @kelleyforeman 9 місяців тому +1

    I can't go more than six months! If I were a better person, I'd do every three!

  • @BwizzleAqua
    @BwizzleAqua 9 місяців тому +1

    Nice 🍕 🐟

  • @nabokovfan87
    @nabokovfan87 9 місяців тому +1

    50% handle rate. What a novel concept.

  • @windowlicker532
    @windowlicker532 9 місяців тому +1

    I go with the flow as well Stephen…I wish more people would see the benefits of running a pre filter….i mean your filter was full but not totally compacted black goo…but tips or brain farts and hard to believe I guess coming from a person that calls himself a window licker..lol…that’s there problem 😎👍

    • @windowlicker532
      @windowlicker532 9 місяців тому +1

      God Damit…f’en auto correct..lol…insert “are” instead of and..lol

  • @MridulSinghMusic
    @MridulSinghMusic 9 місяців тому +1

    I won't tell your neighbors that you sent mulm water down their yard!

  • @CJBlack265
    @CJBlack265 9 місяців тому +1

    💕👍