top fin 10 filter

Cho89 · 07-02-2009, 03:59 PM

my top fin 10 filter has been overflowing since last night. I didn't know what to do so I just slid the filter cartridge up a little bit. It seems to be flowing better now but I wasn't sure if this was good.... especially since I am cycling fish in right now.

Thanks.

tropicalcrazy · 07-02-2009, 04:03 PM

your filter is overflowing probably because it is clogged and has a whole bunch of junk caught up in it. it may be able to be just rinsed off or you may need to replace it but until you do one or the other it is going to get worse and worse. when is the last time you replaced the filter cartridge?

bmoraski · 07-02-2009, 04:39 PM

ya sounds like a gunked up filter.
what ever you do dont rinse or wash with tap water !
it will kill the good bacteria you have on it
when you do a water change rinse your filter in it. then add new ( dechlorinated water, this is most important )
and if your cycling with fish are you testing water daily ?

Cho89 · 07-02-2009, 06:30 PM

the filter cartridge is 3 days old. Maybe I need to clean the part that sucks up the water from the tank. Should I use tank water when cleaning the plastic parts also?

I have been testing waters daily for ph and ammonia but not nitrite and nitrate (are these present this early in cycling?)

RexyTexel · 07-02-2009, 06:32 PM

I always tested for nitrite and nitrate during cycling. That way I knew where everything was at every week.

07-02-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
Cho89 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15	top fin 10 filter my top fin 10 filter has been overflowing since last night. I didn't know what to do so I just slid the filter cartridge up a little bit. It seems to be flowing better now but I wasn't sure if this was good.... especially since I am cycling fish in right now. Thanks.

07-02-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
tropicalcrazy Medium Fish Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west des moines, iowa Posts: 425	your filter is overflowing probably because it is clogged and has a whole bunch of junk caught up in it. it may be able to be just rinsed off or you may need to replace it but until you do one or the other it is going to get worse and worse. when is the last time you replaced the filter cartridge? __________________ 55g 9 Neon Tetras 1" 1 Dwarf Gourami 3" 1 Female Red Wag Swordtail 2" 1 Male Neon Swordtail 2" / 3" with tail 1 Rosy Red Minnow 2" 1 Albino Rainbow Shark 6" 5 Otocinclus Catfish 1" 1 Clown pleco 3" 3 Yoyo loaches 4" Java Moss Multiple Java Ferns Multiple Anarchis 1 Amazon Sword Soon to be 2 Banana Plants, Sagittaria Subulata, and Micro Sword or Dwarf Hairgrass Rich Nutrient Dirt substrate Seachem Florish Liquid Fertilizer, twice a week

07-02-2009, 04:39 PM	#3
bmoraski Medium Fish Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 571	ya sounds like a gunked up filter. what ever you do dont rinse or wash with tap water ! it will kill the good bacteria you have on it when you do a water change rinse your filter in it. then add new ( dechlorinated water, this is most important ) and if your cycling with fish are you testing water daily ? __________________ 2.6G Fry ( snails + water spider ) 10G Guppies 20G Guppies, Pleco + ( Hornwort ) http://mysite.verizon.net/vzet42j1/index.html Bryan...................... Last edited by bmoraski; 07-02-2009 at 04:45 PM..

07-02-2009, 06:32 PM	#5
RexyTexel Little Fish Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 176	I always tested for nitrite and nitrate during cycling. That way I knew where everything was at every week. __________________ Fish are not starter pets!!

07-02-2009, 06:30 PM	#4
Cho89 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15	the filter cartridge is 3 days old. Maybe I need to clean the part that sucks up the water from the tank. Should I use tank water when cleaning the plastic parts also? I have been testing waters daily for ph and ammonia but not nitrite and nitrate (are these present this early in cycling?)