New canister filter

tanysderek · 13-07-2009, 11:16 AM

I'm thinking of changing my old HOF to a new canister filter in my matured shrimp tank. Will that wipe out all the BB and kill my shrimps? I can transfer the Biohome plus from the HOF to the new canister. Hoping to get some advice here. thanks

globalcookie · 13-07-2009, 11:26 AM

Just an opinion. Here's what I did last time.

Soak some new filter media (biohome+ etc) in the tank for a couple of days for baterial to colonize in the media. Use these media in e HOF and e old media in e canister, as a transition. After canister is running for about a week, you can stop using e HOF.

Before using the canister, wash it clean than fill it with tank's water, and existing filter media.

Xmant · 13-07-2009, 11:43 AM

Another way is to run newly canister and HOF together for some time, maybe 2 weeks before remove the HOF.

I have done it in the past, everything worked fine. No transfer of old materials.

ahloy · 13-07-2009, 12:39 PM

the safest way is to run the 2 at the same time for a around a week or 2.. so that the bb will still survive.. after that transfer the used media into the new canister.. and let the run..

13-07-2009, 11:16 AM	#1
tanysderek Arofanatic Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 56	New canister filter I'm thinking of changing my old HOF to a new canister filter in my matured shrimp tank. Will that wipe out all the BB and kill my shrimps? I can transfer the Biohome plus from the HOF to the new canister. Hoping to get some advice here. thanks

13-07-2009, 11:26 AM	#2
globalcookie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,446	Just an opinion. Here's what I did last time. Soak some new filter media (biohome+ etc) in the tank for a couple of days for baterial to colonize in the media. Use these media in e HOF and e old media in e canister, as a transition. After canister is running for about a week, you can stop using e HOF. Before using the canister, wash it clean than fill it with tank's water, and existing filter media.

13-07-2009, 11:43 AM	#3
Xmant Dragon Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,034	Another way is to run newly canister and HOF together for some time, maybe 2 weeks before remove the HOF. I have done it in the past, everything worked fine. No transfer of old materials.

13-07-2009, 12:39 PM	#4
ahloy Dragon Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,683	the safest way is to run the 2 at the same time for a around a week or 2.. so that the bb will still survive.. after that transfer the used media into the new canister.. and let the run..

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