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28-10-2006 17:03 by stevebrillo	fx5 any one useing one on a marine..
28-10-2006 17:22 by sturio	i have just started one up on my old tank to get it ready for move but will be using it permanently.
28-10-2006 17:44 by yanton	I'm running a 6x2x2 marine with a fluval fx5, plus a small external eheim.
28-10-2006 18:45 by stevebrillo	hello yanton my eheim wet and dry packed up so im trying an fx 5 ..i seem to be suffering with green water ..wondering as well how do u clean out the thing with out killing all the bacterias all the time.
28-10-2006 18:47 by stevebrillo	oh my tanks only 4 foot now ive changed it for a new one and haveing a few probs..as u do
28-10-2006 18:57 by sturio	to clean em out you only change part of the media at a time so's not to lose all bacteria
28-10-2006 19:17 by stevebrillo	i dont change ceramic circles thats all i got in the filter...dint think u needed to change them. trouble is to clean the foam out i tip the media in a bucket clean the foam put it all back in and there u go...oh bit of wool at the top as well and thats it. how do u do yours
28-10-2006 19:50 by yanton	steve, thats why i run 2 externals, so i can alternate cleaning. i have found the fx5 to be a reliable filter - never faulted at all.
28-10-2006 20:07 by stevebrillo	yea hello m8 i did have 2 wet an dry ehimes but thay were for ever going wrong sticking and humming buzzing. untill one just stop.so i went for the fx5 ...only had it 3 weeks well just over..i like it and no noise. but cant see how u can clean the foam in it without taking the baskets out and killing bacteria?? i might do as u and get 2 ..shes going to love this...lol more money
28-10-2006 21:04 by nick	As long as you clean it in some tank water most of the bacteria will be fine HTH
28-10-2006 21:47 by stevebrillo	yea thats what i did.. tank water in bucket ..2 baskets out clean them in the bucket. clean the last basket in the filter not moveing it out to save bacteria ..as u can get to that foam without taking out ...all back in, and give it a day or 2 brown algae as if running in again.seems bad design for marine.

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