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Temporary Carbon Removal

Taking carbon filter bag out of filter for a few days.

Is it O.K. to take the carbon bag out of my filter for about 5 days or so? I rinsed the sponge media filter and I was wondering if this would upset my biological bacteria that I have alre

Taking carbon filter bag out of filter for a few days.

Is it O.K. to take the carbon bag out of my filter for about 5 days or so? I rinsed the sponge media filter and I was wondering if this would upset my biological bacteria that I have alre
It is OK to take the carbon out of the filter. If it is under 3 weeks old, you can put it back into the filter after the five days are up. If you want to keep any bacteria active, the carbon should remain damp or submersed in order to keep the beneficial bacteria from drying up.

If the carbon insert is already over three weeks old, you should replace the old insert with a new one.

If you rinsed the foam in tap water, then you most likely disturbed your bacteria. You should always remove some water from the aquarium to rinse your media in. If you used tap water, I suggest waiting about a week or so before removing the carbon to allow the foam to regenerate with a strong bacterial population.

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Temporary Carbon Removal

Taking carbon filter bag out of filter for a few days.Is it O.K. to take the carbon bag out of my filter for about 5 days or so? I rinsed the sponge media filter and I was wondering if this would upset my biological bacteria that I have alre

Taking carbon filter bag out of filter for a few days.Is it O.K. to take the carbon bag out of my filter for about 5 days or so? I rinsed the sponge media filter and I was wondering if this would upset my biological bacteria that I have alre

Taking carbon filter bag out of filter for a few days.

Is it O.K. to take the carbon bag out of my filter for about 5 days or so? I rinsed the sponge media filter and I was wondering if this would upset my biological bacteria that I have alre

Taking carbon filter bag out of filter for a few days.

Is it O.K. to take the carbon bag out of my filter for about 5 days or so? I rinsed the sponge media filter and I was wondering if this would upset my biological bacteria that I have alre