it says im not suppose to have a carbon filter si how am i suppose to filter the water if the carbon is gonna suck out the chemical
2007-07-23 16:41:54 · 5 answers · asked by Juan E 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Keep the filter running with the pad part of the cartridge in place, just remove the carbon from the cartridge.
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2007-07-23 16:48:01 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's those blue filter pads with the carbon inside, just cut a slit in it and dump the carbon out.
2007-07-23 19:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ich could look on your fish as small white dots. as a replace, it feels like your pod inhabitants (Copepods, Amphipods, and so on.) is beginning off, this is a staggering ingredient. those tiny crustaceans are useful scavengers that still function a organic meals source for fish. Ich can no longer unfold to corals and inverts, yet maximum drugs that are used to handle ich at the instant are not "reef secure". those that are reef secure are in many circumstances no longer useful against the parasite. the appropriate practice is to quarantine your fish in a separate tank for style of four weeks, and teat them in the event that they coach indicators of ailment. it fairly is lots extra elementary to handle ill fish in a separate tank, which you would be able to medicate with out harming your gentle invertebrates. the appropriate prevention nonetheless is a staggering immune equipment. confirm to feed your fish a distinctive meals ordinary, supplemented with supplementations like Zoecon, Selcon, and Vita-Chem. Regards
2016-10-22 12:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a couple of sponge filters. i have them in every one of my tanks and they work great.
2007-07-23 16:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by kdogg91 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my paranahs had ick we just switched to sponge filters.
2007-07-23 17:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by alidora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋