Ehiem 2213

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Originally Posted by ciaossu

sry to hijack, i have this problem, how do i minimize the disturbance to the tank when i take out the sponge filter then is connected to the hose?

last few day i took out the sponge filter and clean as it is clog and causes my canister filter to malfunction. after i clean the sponge filter and connected the sponge filter to the hose i notice alot of small particles floating ard and water is abit cloudy and i was worry that there might be an ammonia spike but luckily nth happened to my shrimps.

please advise me

I don't know about others
But i normally use a small plastic bag over the sponge and then hold the opening of the plastic bag and move downwards to remove the sponge.

I do it this way to prevent the dirt from floating away from the sponge.

Use a bigger bag over the connection point to remove the whole filter tube

There should be something better out there

Originally Posted by bps11208

Normally i would close the input first then close the output.
Then i will off the switch and open the canister already

Since the my wool is at the top tray i only remove the wool and wash it with tank water and then i put it back on the top layer

If the wool become thinner i will put a fresh wool below the old wool
The whole changes normally take less then 10mins or so only

I hope i am doing the correct things

Then when u close back the canister, straight away just open the flow tap and switch on?

Did u fill the canister with water?

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Originally Posted by icebabys

Then when u close back the canister, straight away just open the flow tap and switch on?

Did u fill the canister with water?

I never pour the water out of the canister
I just wash the wool and put it back into the canister

Close the cover, lock it, open the flow tap, press the pump and see that there's water flow in and there's water flow on then i switch on the filter

i am going to take out the wool, wash it and add ceremic rings.... that means half of the wool in the bucket will be taken out to be replaced by the ceremic rings. any advice?

So there are quite a few types of wool from stock 2213... which layer should i throw??

Originally Posted by bps11208

I never pour the water out of the canister
I just wash the wool and put it back into the canister

Close the cover, lock it, open the flow tap, press the pump and see that there's water flow in and there's water flow on then i switch on the filter

is urs connected to a chiller?

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Originally Posted by icebabys

is urs connected to a chiller?

Yup mine is connected to chiller

You got 3 tray right?
I think use it to the max all 3 tray put media
The top tray just then put the wool above the media then put the plastic for those the tray to cover over the wool before then close and seal the canister

anyone can advise how i add my cannister filter media from here?

I am trying to wash my cannister... but when i started using the cannister, i only had sponge in it... intending to add ceremic rings... anyone can advise how i can do it?

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hi rainman thanks.... but my concern is how should i add the media into the filter since my filter is already running with live shrimps in it...

is there anyway that it wouldnt affect the water perimeter too much?

or is it ok to just change the filter media like dat?

I suggest you try to 'season' your new CRs or other new medias first, before replacing half of your matured sponges. You can do this by putting the medias separately in another filter to cycle with the tank water for a few weeks. Otherwise, there may not be enough good bacteria in the balanced matured sponges to cope with your tank lifestock requirement.
If you change to CRs / biohome, you should at least keep the fine sponge for your last stage.
Just my opinion, hope it helps