I have a 55 gallon tank. I currently use the disposable cartridges. What do you put in these, Carbon, padding, both?
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Both filter padding and the carbon fit in here saves a ton of money over disposable cartridges.
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I have four cartridges (2 on each side). In first one I put cut strips of Marineland bonded media. In the second cartridge I place a mix of ammonia absorbing media and activated carbon. My filter is the Penguin 350 so there is room in each side for 2 cartridges.
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Carbon and other suck media. It is used to support the disposable. It is used after the disposable to filter chemically. There is white carbon also not sure what it is called and it filters ammonia and other chefs out of the water.
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I put carbon in one and a carbon/ammonia absorber in the other. Works amazingly well.
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I put marine land Diamond Blend Premium Carbon-Ammonia neutralizing blend in the cartridge and I place Marineland Rite-Size bonded filter pad in front of the cartridge in the filter. The filter pad traps the larger/medium particles and keeps the cartridge clean longer. The Premium blend works much better to keep the ammonia down in the tank than just plain carbon.
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I put the padding and the small round media balls ....but you can add carbon instead .... It's a personal choice.
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I am using this cartridge for my ammonia crystals, so my other carbon filter is disposable with foam. If I was using two of these, I would cut foam, too. I only bought one I see how I likes it, but I will be buying another one because they are convent and save money over time.
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If you are talking about the carbon cartrige...keep the old one and take it apart with a tweezers and just put new carbon in that you can buy at the pet store. I also wash out my sponge part with apple cider vinegar and rinse it thoroughly. You can try to contact the manufacturer, but why I told you will work. I hope this helps.
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Best arrangement for Sliders is to have the bottom two baskets and half the top basket filled with biomedia (any kind of ceramic rings will work well). On top of the bio media in the top basket a bag of carbon and a bag of purigen, and on top of that the blue filter pad. I have used this media stack for about 1.5 years without cleaning, and the water is still perfect. I have 1 adult RES in a 75 gallon tank. See this thread http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t;=30145
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They're one-use cartridges. I think all 8g CO2 cartridges are made for just 1 liter or so. I use these in my 1L Isi Soda Siphon.
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If you're running fresh water, you'll need an air pump, some air tubing, and an air stone. I also use a bag of Purigen in all of my tanks. It's a great all purpose filter media that can be regenerated with bleach so you don't have to keep buying it like carbon or other medias.None of this is expensive. You can get all of the above for less than $30 and it will help your tank quite a bit.
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I dont believe it will using the cartridges it comes with. However, it does accept standard 20 inch big blue replacement cartridges so you could replace the carbon filter with one that will.
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You may purchase large containers of deactivated charcoal at any place that sells aquarium supplies. It is cheap! Make sure you rinse the cartridge before installing as there is black dust on the charcoal. Fill the cartridge 3/4 full.
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I don't know which filter you use, I have a Penguin 350, all I do is fill the cartridge and slide them (I have 2) into the filter slots. I do cut pieces of bonded filter pad to fit the cartridge, and place it over the carbon, and then snap on the cover. Maybe your carbon granuals are too small for the slots. I hope this helps.
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You need to buy additional cartridges. The ones they give you are like... Samples? You should order the "Goldfish" ones if you have messy fish, like goldfish (Which need a bigger tank than 10gals) and the "Tropical" for other fish.You need to do weekly water changes of 25% and clean the gravel. That will help with the smell
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It comes with active carbon, the filter, and the biological wheels. I used it on a marine aquarium so that's all I needed. Customer service is great also.
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The cartridges that come with this are garbage as are the replacements. I bought some activated charcoal for $6 or so, popped the top off, rinsed off the fiber filter and refilled. I did that about a month ago and the water still looks good. I have enough charcoal for the rest of time.
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It will work fine on a 10 gallon tank. You can adjust how much c02 is released and the cartridges will last longer than for a larger tank.
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I think the threads on the cartridge are 3/8"x24 NF so if your other cartridges have that size threads they should fit. Depending on use, however, some cartridges have oil in the CO2 and may affect what you can use them for. Food grade cartridges are just pure CO2.
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Kathy,The amount of carbon provided is a little less than what is effective in my experience. Get a fine mesh media bag ($1 at most big chain pet stores) and make your own media bags. Much easier than buying premade bags. But I should also advice that you only use carbon when necessary. Carbon removed harmful chemicals, odors and helps to clear water, but it also removed trace elements that many live plants and growing fish need. So it should only be used if you are having a water clarify issue, smelly water conditions and/or after treating your tank with chemicals.
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Yes, I feel those would work fine. I've been buying the Omni TO1-SS Carbon Wrapped Whole House Replacement Water Filter Cartridge for $8.00 each, so $11/48 for 2 cartridges is a great price. I've just added them to my wish list so I can order them next time.
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It works well for replacing the cartridges that is what I origionally bought it for and it will capture particles. However, the activated charcoal runs out quickly only last a week maybe two. But for the price differnce of a cartridge you can replace more frequently and save money. It really does depend on your aquarium system and level of stocking, if the charcoal will be powerful enough.
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I have filter pad on bottom then carbon then bio. Bet useing it like this for months. Now I have it on a 55 gal and still have crystal clear water with 4 turtles.