W/C And Filter Change.

MrBishop

Hey.

When i do my weekly w/c, is it reccomended to change the mesh in the filter also?
It seems to become really dirty really quickly. is this normal?

Angel079

NO! If your filter is clogged, rinse it a lil in tank water that you just vacuumed outta your tank.
Replacing it and/ or using tap water for cleaning will kill off your bacteria, you do not want that.
The only time it should be replaced if its falling apart in pieces on you

LisaC144

+1

MrBishop

no i mean the mesh in the top of my filter... not the filyer itself

Tyyrlym

Maybe a bit more info about your filter and this mesh would be in order so we're all on the same page.

JouteiMike

Do you mean the mesh bag that holds the filter media? Those shouldn't need to be replaced for a long time, or just a simple rinsing to clean them.

MrBishop

As you can see the filter on the left and the heater on the right bit below (in pic) is a browny coloured mesh. it grabs all the dirt, what other jobs does it do or it that it?

rsn48

If its a larger sponge type mesh with larger holes, its a pre-filter but it will still have a biological effect in your filtering as others have pointed out.