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Alternative to Rite Size C cartridges?
I have a Penguin Biowheel 200 for my 29 gal tank. I currently have 3 cheap ($.28 at walmart) goldfish and 2 baby black moors. I am needing a new filter cartridge for my filter system and I didn’t want to buy the Rite size C for it because they are sooo expensive. I remember a long time ago reading somewhere that there was another cheaper cartridge that can be compatible for the filter. Does anyone have any idea what one that is??
hi,
i like to make a suggestion.
i have hang on filters, although i use whisper models i researched this marine land bio wheel. it looks like besides the fact that there is a bio wheel some of the features are much the same. like the whole cartridge thing.
with the knowledge of my LFS and experience of 2 years of fish keeping with multi aquariums ranging from 10 gallons to 140 gallons.
with this combined knowledge i have been running our 4 whisper filters without name brand cartridges”, insted we have replaced them with filter media( pond filter sponges) bought from a hardware store and some block sponges too that where for other filtration systems(more spendy but long lasting).
if you dont mind actually rinsing out your own filters insted of just replacing them this could work for you. 1 $6 sponge cut to the right measurements could last for a couple of years. if you insist on running your water through carbon(which i’m fazing out of my aquariums) we use panty hose to make a bag by tieing the open end and buy our ativated carbon bulk. you could just cut the sponge a little smaller and stuff a small bag of carbon somewhere within the system.
to clean them. as you do water changes perhaps put some of the old water in a little 2 gallon bucket and rinse the sponge out. you shouldnt need to worry really even if you rinse in tap water your bio logical bacteria resides within the wheel. just try to squezze out as much of the chlorinated water as possable. when pouring in your new dechlorinated water in the filter to prime the pump the chimicals will neutralize the little chlorine left in the filter.
i have learned over the last few months there is actually little need for carbon. if you get a funny smell then you could try using the carbon otherwise there is really no need for it and technically its just using up space for more filter media.
so in conclusion. maybe pull out the cartriges in your filter system and watch it run a bit, watch the water flow through this thing. think how stuffing a sponge filter block in there could work.
i bet i could make it work. this will do the trick. THERE IS NO NEED TO WAST YOUR $ ON THESE CARTIRIGES!
i have never boughten any replacements.
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