Removing Filter Pads

[Adamantium]

Hey all, I feel like I should know the answer to this, but I don’t often hear it discussed.

My two tanks are AIOs, and the filter pads start to clog up after 3-5 days. I’m going away for 7.

Is it safe to just remove the filter pads while I’m gone? Besides dirtying the AIO compartments, is there any reason not to? Should I cut them in half so there’s overflow if it clogs?

Thanks!

 

[elysics]

They are only there too catch detritus so it's not ugly in your water column or on the sand.

Just remove them

 

[Adamantium]

They are only there too catch detritus so it's not ugly in your water column or on the sand.

Just remove them

Thanks. I’ve just never done so for a long period in all my years of reef keeping haha

My main concern was all that crud building up in the back chambers and becoming a nitrate factory.

 

[Kyle_bania]

It won’t hurt anything. Do a little tube syphon when you get back to clean up the back chamber if you care to

 

[elysics]

Thanks. I’ve just never done so for a long period in all my years of reef keeping haha

My main concern was all that crud building up in the back chambers and becoming a nitrate factory.

Well it will, to a point, but not much in 7 days, and you can just siphon the chambers out, should do that anyway now and then