[BuddyApu1989]

I just joined the forum today and I'm sorry to say won't be posting pics until after my plants come in but at the moment I have a 5 gal with 5 neons in it. I purchased the setup (just a basic kit from walmart) last spring and the neons have been doing fine. I go home in the summers from school (maine) and since my tetras made it those months with a caretaker I decided I would go ahead and get planting which is something I've been really excited about doing for the first time. The basic included filter is the filter I've been running but before purchasing my plants I purchased a aquaclear 20 I'm really happy with It has been in the tank a full week with the kit filter and I was wondering if it was time to remove the kit filter or should I wait another week or two? I do a weekly 15% water change and any evaporation compensation with water conditioning dose.

Thanks a bunch!

 

[mott]

Welcome to TPT!
Wait another week to be on the safe side, then monitor parameters closely for a few day's afterwords.

 

[BuddyApu1989]

roger that, thanks a bunch!

 

[Postal Penguin]

Just take the kit filter pad, cut the foam off the cartridge and stuff it in the AC20. Then you can take the kit filter off immediately. Wont have to worry at all.

 

[mott]

Of course you can do that also but I find you can't stuff too much into an AC before it starts to overflow.