brhau
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Hi, I recently got an inexpensive surface skimmer that runs water through a small, course filter, about 1 cm thick. I run it maybe 10 minutes a day. For those with similar setups, how often do you clean it?
Thanks
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When it's no longer flowing properly.Hi, I recently got an inexpensive surface skimmer that runs water through a small, course filter, about 1 cm thick. I run it maybe 10 minutes a day. For those with similar setups, how often do you clean it?
I’ve got the Eheim 350 skimmer and I clean it once a week on WC day. It takes about 2 minutes to remove, clean and replace.
I personally wouldn’t want to leave it much longer as it’s purpose is to trap waste from the tank, that waste will then rot and circulate round the tank which is not ideal!!
It’s good practice to keep it clean as you would (or should in my opinion) all filtration