52. The Proper Way To Clean A Canister Filter
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- An educational video explaining the proper way to clean a canister filter. I know this is pretty basic but for those who are new to the hobby or simply new to canister filters, I hope you find this helpful. I am using my Aquatop CF500 for this demonstration. As always ladies and gentlemen thank you so much for watching You are the best!
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what the heck, thank you for that tip at the beginning to turn the suction to the hoses off. For some reason most of the other guides I saw on this did not mention it, and the last time I tried to clean my filter it was an absolute water disaster all over my floor. You just made my life so much easier with this, thank you.
Thank you. Super helpful. This is my first canister filter and wasn’t sure how to disconnect it without flooding the living room!
I don't personally like all the advice in this, but I'm new to canister filters and had no idea how to detach it so I can rinse everything. Yours looks really similar to mine so thank you for making my stress go away! At least now I know what to do to start :D
I noticed your foams were at the top when they should be the first thing water hits which is at the bottom so the foams filter out large , medium and fine debris if the debris hits the biomedia it will clog the pores on the media meaning the bacteria has less space to grow on
I have three canister filters on a 220 , I personally clean one every 2-3 months with a hose with new filters. This way I have beneficial bacteria in the other 2 and introduce a clean filter that is ready to do some heavy filtering
Thank You !!!! This was Extremely helpful !!!! i have a Marineland c220 & it's just like this.
Thanks bro . I make a mess I opened my filter right away ang lots of water coming out 😂 thank you so much for this video and now I know
Great video - I was intimidated before I watched this. My fish will thank you too!
Thanks man I just got a fish tank for Christmas and this really helped thanks
You should take that fine mechanical pad and put it after the coarse pad on the bottom tray not on top other then that decent vid. Also you should finish priming it before you turn it on its hard on the impeller if not. that's the clicking sound you hear.
I used to rinse in tap with no problems, until I killed off my bacteria colony. I rinse in aquarium water and I'm not really worried about making the inside of the canister look like new. Imo just get the big junk out so the flow is good and otherwise leave the media alone as much as possible
Given the very large number of respectful but critical comments (eg, they are clearly not trolling you) highlighting the issues with the video, the responsible thing to do is update the video with on screen prompts. *Especially* with regards to the use of household well water in this video, which is not stated in the video.
Most people who watch this video will not read the comments, read the description or have dechlorinated water as their household supply.
I put treated water in the canister before reattaching it but this video was really helpful! My turtle and I thank you.
Thank you! Watched your video then cleaned ours out with no problems!!
The plunger on top of the cannister is supposed to be used to bring the aquarium water into the cannister after hooking it back up. The sink water is ok to be used as long as you treat the chlorine with water conditioner before hooking it back up to the aquarium.
I added a nice plastic tub to place my whole filter into...it is deeper than the canister, it’s saved me a few times, I was lucky and it only glitched enough to fill half of the pail...you have to keep them clean...lol
Great video! I've got a tetratec ex700 which looks and functions similar to yours. Just one little tip, before turning on the device, pump the priming button a couple of times until you don't see any bubbles and the system is relieved of airpockets. It will help your impeller and you won't hear the cracking noises.
Mine came with bioballs as well, this is actually the first month I'm running bioballs but I think I'm just going to use the cut up leftovers from the sponges instead, probably more effective anyways.
Thanks for the video :)
I used this video to do my first water change. Thank you for this!! Very easy to follow.
Great video. Thank you
I'm a beginner in the aquarium hobby, and rule number 1 when cleaning any kind of filter is to not rinse media with tap water. Leaving LOL
Should not have filled the canister with tap water before closing it up. Bio media should never see chlorine/chloramine. It may be ok for you. But someone watching this video may have really high levels of chlorine in their water and wipe out their tank doing that.
Could I fill it with tap water than throw some water conditioner in there ?
@@sammarcin2617 if you are on a city water system, as long as you use somethign like prime or other water treatment to remove the chlorine, you will be good. you have to make sure that you do that before you add your media's back into it. tap water, by health requirements, has alot of extra stuff in it to make water safe for human consumption. the extra stuff is there to kill bacteria that cause illness to humans, so if your biomedia, which has the beneficial bacteria in it, touches untreated water, any chlorine in the water, will kill that bacteria, and you need that bacteria to help with the nitrogen cycle, so if you kill a lot of the bacteria that your system has, you will likely see ammonia spikes.
Nice idea! Was looking for something to do to my fish tank. Nice idea! Switches for pumps. I'ma run it!
Video was extremely helpful thank you so much
Here.s a solution to the tap water/no tap water argument. Use tap water in a suitable container for the media BUT ADD DECHLORINATOR FIRST before the media, then rinse away. Full stop.
good advice. thanks for the comment
This was a helpful tutorial, thank you.
thanks for sharing and taking your time to make the video
Tbe honest i take it to the bath then jet shower the lot but one tray with my bio home in. Never had a problem. Once a month i oil up the prop shaft to propeller, new stuff when needed. Job done takes 20 mins. ( petroleum jelly for o ring and prop shaft is great for longer lasting).
Never wash bio media with tap water will kill bacteria, also i recommend putting ceramic rings on bottom of filter then sponge then lots of good bio media such as seachem matrix or even more ceramic rings.
Filter pads go on the bottom, the top should be your bio media. You don't want dirty tank water to touch your bio media.
as long as your course mechanical filtration is being hit first it doesn't really matter the arrangement afterward. I've been told it HAS to be this way on a hundred different things related to fish. 90% of the time that is just what works for onebperson. as long as the water is safe and the fish are happy it doesn't make much difference in freshwater.
I usually rinse the mechanical media in tap water and I pretty much leave the biological media alone. I have my bio media in filter bags - hair nets actually - so this makes the process easier.
Noted. All my Aquaclears have the biological in bags obviously. The canister didn't come with bgs so I'm like whatever lol
Ya I used my aquatop without media bags for awhile and it was a pain to rinse the bio media without making a mess and losing some of it. Now that it is the hair nets its much easier!
@@SpeakmansAquariums Is there any problem when I download this video? For a video on my channel
I have seen kids clean there filter better than this....
It's perfectly fine to rinse mechanical media in tap water. Just make sure none of it gets on your bio media.
+Pray4Mojo mechanical media still hold a good amount of beneficial bacteria.
Witz End
Sure it does. But it doesn't affect anything by rinsing it.
Pray4Mojo the chlorine in the tap water kills the bacteria....
Witz End
Yep. It doesn't matter though. Most of your bacteria is in your bio media and gravel. Unless all you run is mechanical it's fine to rinse.
yeah thats true
Thanks for this video buddy!
Pond guru would have a fit if he saw this...
Who?
Agree 🤯
THANKS ALOT THIS VIDEO WAS STEP BY STEP THE BEST WAY THANK U
So helpful ty
Hey #speakmans that top red colour bottom which is used for air shiphen is not working once it go down doesn't comes up could you please helpe out on that ?????
Fine pad goes on the bottom ontop of the foam also replace the bio balls with better media plastic balls are no good
hi! thanks for the video! =) some one told me that if you put some kind of lubricating silicone stuff around the plastic o-ring things (between each section of filtration) that keep it from leaking it will extend the life of those rubbery sealers. have you ever heard of this?
I've heard of people doing this but have never done it personally so I can't really speak to whether or not it works.
Don't ever wash your filter in tap water
I have well water
that is not true, I am on a drilled well and use tap water all the time to clean my filters and have no issues what so ever. if one is on city water or has a really bad source it may be somewhat of an issue but don't use such a wide brush to mislead people.
Try putting some biohome ultimate as media.
Thank you! I have an Aquatop 400 on a 90 gal. 2 oscars. Can I replace the bagged carbon with loose carbon??
I don't know that I would. I see it getting blown all over the place inside and outside the filter. I'd probably just keep it in a media bag. you can get them for like a couple bucks at petsmart
Leave it on, close your intake valve, detach intake hose, unplug, close output valve, detach hose. I never get a single drop of water.
kyle Smile that’s running your impeller dry, even though it’s a few seconds it can be very harmful and burn out your filter. i recommend unplugging then clogging the flow on the pipes with the little lever. just use a plastic container and no water will be a provlem
awsome vid, how do you clean the hoses?
thanks
I have the same filter on a 120, do I have to use the spray bar? It looks like you might not use one.
I have a sun sun similar external filter, I have a lot of red algae, I admit I have been bad and it's been about 6 months since install without a clean. I have a lot of silica in my water system, I live on a sand shelf. is there anything you can recommend adding to filtration that would cut down on the brown/red fuzz? its coating everything and I cant keep up with it, I'm ready to separate my fish and haul the tank outside and thoroughly clean it both glass and decor/rocks but it would have to wait another 6 months for Wisconsin summer time. would something like phosgard work?
How often do you clean it? Like once a week, every other week
One every other week usually
How many weeks it needs to be cleaned?
Why risk damaging your cycle with untreated tap water? If you use tap water to clean/rinse your biomedia you should first do the following to the tap water before cleaning. 1. Add Sodium Thiosulfate, this will neutralize the chlorine. 2. Add Nitrobacter, this will put the ammonium levels to zero. Then add your bio media from your canister to your newly prepared tapwater and rinse it. Put back the clean filter media in the canister and you are off to go. I tested tapwater after adding Sodium thiosulfate and Nitrobacter and chlorine were neutralized and ammonium to zero. I tested the tap water before adding it and it had high amount of chlorine and ammonia. This process only take a few minutes after adding the Sodium thiosulfate and Nitrobacter. Good luck!
Hi.... could you pls explain the chemical additives you mentioned to treat the tap water before cleaning canister medias. Sodium Thiosulfate.... is this readily available and as I use Prime myself, would your choice be a cheaper option? Is it safe for my neocardina colony and my breeding colonies of Endlers,& Guppies & my Breeding Pairs of Plecos, Platys , Swordtails & Mollies.... there are so many fry being born almost daily that I'm scared to clean the tank which is turning green from algae and tannin leaking from the huge driftwood features in there. So the Nitrobacter puts ammonia levels to zero? How long does this remain so? Is it also safe for my community tank? Where do I buy these chemicals and what do you recommend to treat the greens/ brown tinge beside regular canister cleaning, a good interior scrub , vacuum the substrate and water changes regularly ?... I'm scared to vacuum substrate as there are hundreds of invisible neocardina babies and I'm scared I'll kill half of them,plus suck up half the fry as they r everywhere in my 175 litre tank.... please help me. My email is misscar1979@gmail.com. I'm only new to planted tanks and the breeding just took off so I'm trying to set up my other 175 litre tank as a grow tank maybe as my 10 gallon seem way to small as a fry grow tank.... any advice will be welcomed guys ngirls
*Hard to demonstrate one-handed
*demonstrates one-handed
* IS A GOD!!!
agreed
How many day i need to clean this
Hoang Tran 30 or 60
Lmao change your smoke detector battery
He said bioballs......he he
Decent filter but no carry handle which is a flaw design on those big heavy canisters.
I can agree with that
Mine lives in a milk crate for easier carrying.
That filter set up all wrong...
And pretty much 8years later i have just got a filter that is set up the same way as yours is haha
Lol be nice to your wife and don't trash the countertops.
I make no promises but I do try :)
Aka sunsun filter
just fill it with tap water its best for me,
Thanks dude
Bad information.
please explain
I'm confused as hell. You filled your canister (which is full of beneficial bacteria) with chlorinated tap water (which kills beneficial bacteria). How can you possibly say this works?
I have well water. There is no chlorine in it. If you have tap water with chlorine in it then simply use a dechlorinator just as if you were doing a water change.
Oh thank god. You're lucky for that, saves $. Are there any problems (for fish, invertebrates, or plants) with the salt used for softening your water? Always wondered..
+Devin Loewer we actually don't use a softener either. Our water isn't terribly hard. I have some friends who use softened water on their tanks and their pH is over 8. Other than that there doesn't seem to be any problems in their tanks albeit we are talking about freshwater here
so its now been another year, how's it working?
great. not one problem at all. I'm setting up a 55 here shortly and using more aquatop canisters for the filtration. It's been everything I could have asked for
I'm getting a 65 gallon soon and was trying to decide if I was going to buy this canister or not. Thanks for getting back to me!!
Any particular reason you don't use the UV?
+Dustin Mitchell I used it once to help with a slight algae bloom and it seemed to work. I feel like the water might be moving slightly too quickly past the bulb to get the full effects of the UV, but I think it works nontheless. I simply just haven't needed it to be honest with you.
+Speakmans Aquariums I don't think you can go wrong here. It's lacking the fancy things some of the name brand canisters have like auto prime, etc. but it throws the water out, is so deep you can put multiple kinds of media of your choosing in it with no problems, and it's very quite. You literally cannot hear it run. I actually check the output to make sure it's still running every night when I feed my fish because you can hear it.
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Fluval and ehim are not self priming and that is not how you prime it first you push it until water flows then turn it on
that's what is recommended for this one as well. I've discovered it's much easier to fill the canister with water first before you start pumping. but hey what er works best for you. thanks for watching!
I had a shower when I was cleaning mine 😅
wrong wrong wrong BAD ADVICE
hasn't failed me yet. you will find this hobby has multiple ways of doing things. Likewise, a lot of people think theirs is the only way.
This did not teach me how to clean the holes thank you very much
Lick em clean
Maybe your on well water? Which is safer
I am. I wrote that in an earlier comment.
Speakmans Aquariums yes I figured and wanted it to show up in comments again
Thanks lol
Tap water is bad....
Eheim, Fluval, get schwifty...
This guy sounds like Kermit the frog
Jamie Houston lol I do sound nasaly don't I? partially because of a crappie camera and partially because of a car wreck. deviated septum in my nose. that's funny though. always thought the same thing
Who clean poop with poop?, I clean my filter with tap water and the bio media with no problems.
I use a little dirty a little tap, like yourself it doesn't really matter with my tank
looks like a 360 knock off filter bro.
I'm not sure to be honest. I've seen the exact same filter online by like two other companies. I'm sure it's some knock off of some sort. But it's a good filter nontheless
, it is supposed to be a Marineland 360 C
+mike scully mmmm Idk. It's not exactly the same design. Either way it carries a cheaper price tag and is very functional.
+Speakmans Aquariums knock off or no knock offs its a bad ass filter that knos how to do its job...I got one also..u should check out the sunsun...its basically a same filter but 2 times cheaper... can't go wrong
+Ty Dang I AM RUNNING ALL FX5 AND FX6,s other then my 90 g I run 3 360,s and two 75 hangers on the back.
Drinking game: Take a shot every time he mentions one-handed difficulty.
disasters
How many weeks it needs to be cleaned?