How to Take Care of Fish Filters
The most important task that comes with having an aquarium is maintaining the filters. There are three types of filters that when cleaned. Preserve the life of your fish. You have to be careful as improper maintenance of the filters can actually harm your fish.
- Unplug your filtration unit. Keep it unplugged during the entire cleaning process.
- Use water from your aquarium and fill a bucket large enough to get the cleaning you are doing completed.
- In all filters there are two parts, the filter body and the media, which is what makes the filter actually “filter” the water in the aquarium. Remove and clean or replace the media from the filter body. Clean it in the water you removed from your tank. Use a toothbrush to remove debris on the media if necessary. Take the aquarium water when you are done and throw it away.
- Take the filter body and clean it under your faucet or hose and also clean the tubing and all parts connected to the body. Use the toothbrush to clean hard get at parts. When you have finished dry with a clean towel. This does not include the filter media.
- Put the filter body back together if necessary and replace the media in the filter body.
- Place it back in the tank and plug it in and turn it on. Observe to make sure it is working correctly. Remember that if you have more than one type of filter medial only replace one at a time so as not to remove beneficial bacteria.