105, 3years on a road of bones

[HankDean V]

@HankDean V do you always run that polishing filter? I just picked one up when I was setting my new tank up. Do you run it with the carbon insert or the pleated filter?

I only run the polishing filter for a few hours at a time, I use the pleated cartridge.
I run a polishing filter rather than siphoning my sand bed.
For a wile I would “ storm” my sand bed with a little pump, blast all the gunk out. Let the filter pick it up.
Lately I do it by hand, a little more gently ,
The polishing filter gets the water back to crystal clear in a few hours.
Just part of weekend maintenance every few weeks or month.

 

[HankDean V]

@HankDean V do you always run that polishing filter? I just picked one up when I was setting my new tank up. Do you run it with the carbon insert or the pleated filter?

I also pop it in the sump every several months, to yank out the detritus build up.