Penguin Bio Wheel
Penguin Bio Wheel
Removing the wheels in bio-wheel filters.?
I have a Penguin 200. The wheel turning and the Water dripping on the plastic causes a Lot of noise (the tank is in my bedroom). I took the wheel out for a minute and all that could be heard is the humming of the filter. I use two media cartridges. I have heard it is okay to remove the wheel and leave two filter cartridges in at all time, and want to do it. Has anyone else done this?
The bio wheel is the best thing for your tank...
Keeping that in mind, If you remove it, you should get some other form of bio-filtration for aerobic bacteria to grow on. Without it, you will remove most of your good bacteria any time you change your filter cartridges, then the bacteria will have to play catch-up.
2 Alternatives that may help:
You can use a cheap sponge filter hooked up to an air pump. These work very well for smaller tanks. Its just a sponge with a glass pipe sticking out the top. Air goes through the pipe & sucks water through the sponge. Bacteria love it. In breeding tanks, this is often the only accessory.
If your model of penguin has 2 media slots, you can buy a bio-sponge like the type that goes in a whisper filter from your local fish store & place it in the front-most slot. Try and find one that will allow at least a quarter inch or so exposed to the surface air.
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