Comments on: Salt water aquarium…would it be bad if I shut off the filter for one night? http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/salt-water-aquarium/salt-water-aquarium-would-it-be-bad-if-i-shut-off-the-filter-for-one-night Salt Water Aquarium Tips and Tutorials Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:47:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Guppy Geek http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/salt-water-aquarium/salt-water-aquarium-would-it-be-bad-if-i-shut-off-the-filter-for-one-night/comment-page-1#comment-1092 Guppy Geek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:53:59 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/salt-water-aquarium/salt-water-aquarium-would-it-be-bad-if-i-shut-off-the-filter-for-one-night#comment-1092 Well, let me ask you this: Why do you want to unplug the filter for just one night? That doesn't make any sense. It's really not something you SHOULD do, unless you absolutely have to, like if you're moving the tank or if there's a power outtage. It'd be very unwise to do so for no reason at all. And when you shut off the filter, the water DOES drain out of the filter back into the aquarium. So yes, if you left your filter media dry out, the bacteria will die. When I have a power outtage, I immediately place the cartridge from the filter into the tank directly to avoid having the beneficial bacteria die. But I will repeat - it is NOT A GOOD IDEA TO SHUT OFF YOUR FILTER.<br><b>References : </b><br> Well, let me ask you this: Why do you want to unplug the filter for just one night?

That doesn’t make any sense. It’s really not something you SHOULD do, unless you absolutely have to, like if you’re moving the tank or if there’s a power outtage. It’d be very unwise to do so for no reason at all.

And when you shut off the filter, the water DOES drain out of the filter back into the aquarium. So yes, if you left your filter media dry out, the bacteria will die. When I have a power outtage, I immediately place the cartridge from the filter into the tank directly to avoid having the beneficial bacteria die.

But I will repeat – it is NOT A GOOD IDEA TO SHUT OFF YOUR FILTER.
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]]> By: justin78248 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/salt-water-aquarium/salt-water-aquarium-would-it-be-bad-if-i-shut-off-the-filter-for-one-night/comment-page-1#comment-1091 justin78248 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:59 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/salt-water-aquarium/salt-water-aquarium-would-it-be-bad-if-i-shut-off-the-filter-for-one-night#comment-1091 Everything will be the same. Your filter is for debri. The active carbon slowly absorbs nitrates and no way will you have a massive amount of dirt build up unless you put it there.<br><b>References : </b><br> Everything will be the same. Your filter is for debri. The active carbon slowly absorbs nitrates and no way will you have a massive amount of dirt build up unless you put it there.
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