Caper Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Sorry mind has been off and forgot to post this question. Tonight is the last treatment of the Parasite Clear for my fishy. I know I have to take out the carbon filter and have to leave it out for 48 hours after treatment. This was a new filter I put in after the last treatment...is there anyway I can keep this filter from going "bad" so that I can put it back in 48 hours from now or should I just discard it?????? Also, learned important lesson tonight...never vacuum fishy tank when crying...first time ever I vacuumed up a fish. One of my neons, I put him back in the tank...is there anything I should watch for? He was still swimming just fine in the bucket and when I put him back in the tank...poor fishy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 There should be enough bacteria in your tank to re-seed to carbon when you put it back in. Don't sweat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Thanks Hummingbird...one more question :oops: do I need to keep it wet or can I just take it out and leave it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 All carbon should be removed from a filter before any medication or treatment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 It is one of those "all-in-one" so to speak...carbon & blue fiber filter cartridge...it sits behind the bio filter. I was told by the company that makes the Parasite Clear that "The reason for the carbon removal is that it would filter out the medication." Anyway...do I need to keep the filter wet??? How should I store it till I put it back in in 48 hours??? Thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 If you wanted to keep it alive you could put it in your other tank, but like I said there's probably enough bacteria in the tank itself to reseed the filter. It doesn't really matter where you keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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