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roadmaster · 01-09-2013, 12:23 PM

I clean the blue pad's in my Eheim's under the tap with no problem's.
Never touch the bio-media (substrat pro), except to back flush with the water from the canister after I fetch all the baby shrimp's from it.
Much larger surface area for bacteria to colonize on substrate,wood,rock, and plant leaves in my view,so I do not worry bout losing some from cleaning the pad's under the tap.

01-09-2013, 12:23 PM	#7
roadmaster Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Missouri united states Posts: 690	I clean the blue pad's in my Eheim's under the tap with no problem's. Never touch the bio-media (substrat pro), except to back flush with the water from the canister after I fetch all the baby shrimp's from it. Much larger surface area for bacteria to colonize on substrate,wood,rock, and plant leaves in my view,so I do not worry bout losing some from cleaning the pad's under the tap.