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From: dalka@ihlpg.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: turning the filter off?
Message-ID: <4381@ihlpg.ATT.COM>
Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 12:29:22 EST
Article-I.D.: ihlpg.4381
Posted: Mon Nov 30 12:29:22 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 3-Dec-87 23:00:38 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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I have a salt water tank and I would like to get some filter-feeding
type invertebrates like anemones or scallops or both. I'm told that
what you do is add some liquid type food for them to sift out of
the water while turning the filter off for a couple of hours. Also,
I'm told that when adding trace elements and using the polyfilter
media instead of carbon you should turn the filter off or remove
the polyfilter for a day or two until the trace elements "mix up".
It recommends this on the polyfilter package. Anyway, I have a
canister filter so its difficult to just remove the polyfilter
so I assume I should just turn it off but won't the anerobic
bacteria die if I turn it off for too long like 2 days? I was
considering getting a timer and just turn it off in the evenings
for 4 hours or so when I expect be feeding the fish but am concerned
about the bacteria dying off.....
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