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Hey guys,
I have a Fluval U1 filter in my 10 gallon tank. It came with a sponge in the filter, that you could remove the middle part of to add some biomedia, so I bought the Fluval biomedia (I think it's the Clean and Clear 499 or something) little cartridge things that contain biomedia, and put them into the filter.
The first cartridge split down the side about a week after I put it in there - I noticed all of the media spilling out into my tank and immediately swapped it for the other one that came in the pack.
Now several weeks down the line I've had the same issue, the cartridge has split and all the media is just splurging out into the tank. I'm sure it's not harmful to my fish, but it is annoying and I've now run out of these bags and have had to put the foam section back in the middle instead. This tank is fully cycled already so it won't necessarily change that... but ugh.
I really wouldn't get this filter again, I can't even open the top of it without pulling the whole thing out of the tank, and then the suckers come off the back and uurghhfff....
So the question is: will the foam alone be good enough filtration - or should I put some sort of biomedia (something bigger maybe and more reliable) in there?
This is for my 10 gallon: 1 gourami, 6 cherry barb, 4 oto and 5 shrimp, planted tank
I have a Fluval U1 filter in my 10 gallon tank. It came with a sponge in the filter, that you could remove the middle part of to add some biomedia, so I bought the Fluval biomedia (I think it's the Clean and Clear 499 or something) little cartridge things that contain biomedia, and put them into the filter.
The first cartridge split down the side about a week after I put it in there - I noticed all of the media spilling out into my tank and immediately swapped it for the other one that came in the pack.
Now several weeks down the line I've had the same issue, the cartridge has split and all the media is just splurging out into the tank. I'm sure it's not harmful to my fish, but it is annoying and I've now run out of these bags and have had to put the foam section back in the middle instead. This tank is fully cycled already so it won't necessarily change that... but ugh.
I really wouldn't get this filter again, I can't even open the top of it without pulling the whole thing out of the tank, and then the suckers come off the back and uurghhfff....
So the question is: will the foam alone be good enough filtration - or should I put some sort of biomedia (something bigger maybe and more reliable) in there?
This is for my 10 gallon: 1 gourami, 6 cherry barb, 4 oto and 5 shrimp, planted tank