Thursday, October 20, 2011 Marineland Rite-Size C Cartridge for Penguin 170, 200, 330 & 350 (6pk) Review
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(More customer reviews)Marineland Rite-Size C Cartridge for Penguin 170, 200, 330 & 350 (6pk) Item as advertised, and resonable price.:-)
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Replacement Cartridge for Penguin 170, 200, 330 & 350 Filters
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Friday, February 25, 2011 Marineland Penguin 170B/330B Filter Cartridge 6 Pk Review
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(More customer reviews)The Penguin Bio-wheel pumps are great: quiet, effective and long-lasting. (I have a 170 filter in a 39 gallon tank.) These size C filters are widely available, but the Amazon price is much lower than at my not-so-nearby pet store.
But a word of warning. The day after changing my filter three months ago I began losing fish. Next morning my 6" long Plecostomus was dead. Then three Clown Loaches, each about 5 " long. Within a week I had lost 18 of my 20 fish. Yet there was no sign of disease.
A water test and much internet searching finally pointed out what I had done wrong. I had neglected my tank for a few weeks, so in a rush to catch up, I siphoned out about 30 percent of the water (more than usual), doing a "better" job of siphoning up detritus from the gravel than I usually do. Then - and this was the biggest mistake - I replaced the Penguin filter too! The result is the water chemistry changed too quickly. The Nitrates spiked to a deadly level. My tank, that had been healthy for more than two years, needed to be started over after many water changes and waiting more than two months to add new fish.
I visited perhaps a dozen "fish forums" and only one had a comment saying "don't change filters when you do a water change.' The Penguin filters and the box they come in carry no warnings. What I (and you) should do is simple: space your water changes and filter changes a week or two apart.
Now knowing how important the "aged" filter is (especially in a tank like mine with no under gravel filter) I've started this habit: there's just enough space to get a second filter flat against the old filter. After a couple of weeks, I remove the older filter and put the newer one - by now doing some biological filtering - in its place. That way there is never a time when the tank is depending on only a new filter. For larger tanks (say 55 gal and up), the 330 or 350 Penguin pump holds two filters side by side, so the advice here is to change only one filter at a time.
Hope this helps you avoid the disaster that hit my tank.Marineland Penguin 350 BIO-Wheel Power FilterMarineland Penguin 200 BIO-Wheel Power FilterMarineland Penguin Rite-Size Ready-To-Use Filter CartridgesMarineland Penguin Cartridge B 125/150B 6 Pk
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The Marineland Penguin Filter Cartridges are preassembled and filter water through a double thick polyfiber pad that traps more waste and dirt particles than conventional filter cartridges. The cartridge is packed with super-efficient pure Magnum Activated Carbon, so it keeps working long after most carbons stop to absorb harmful pollutants which discolor aquarium water and cause unwanted odors. It's better than a separate bag. The patented ribbed back design evenly distributes carbon for maximum water-to-carbon contact. No "tea bag" effect...just crystal clear, crystal clean water. Performs mechanical and chemical filtration.
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Monday, January 10, 2011 Replacement Cartridge for Penguin 160, 170, 200B, 300, 330, 350B Filters - 6 pk Review
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(More customer reviews)The Penguin Bio-wheel pumps are great: quiet, effective and long-lasting. (I have a 170 filter in a 39 gallon tank.) These size C filters are widely available, but the Amazon price is much lower than at my not-so-nearby pet store.
A word of warning. The day after changing my filter three months ago fish started dying. Next morning my 6" long Plecostomus was dead. Then three Clown Loaches, each about 5 " long. Within a week I had lost 18 of my 20 fish. Yet there was no sign of disease.
A water test and much internet searching finally pointed out what I had done wrong. I had neglected my tank for a few weeks. In a rush to catch up, I siphoned out about 30 percent of the water (more than usual), did a "better" than usual job of siphoning up detritus from the gravel. Then - my biggest mistake - I replaced the Penguin filter too! The result is the water chemistry changed too quickly. The Nitrates spiked to a deadly level. My tank, healthy for more than two years, needed to be started over. Took two months and many water changes before I could safely add new fish.
I visited perhaps a dozen "fish forums" and only one had a comment saying "don't change filters when you do a water change.' The Penguin filters and the box they come in carry no warnings. What I (and you) should do is simple: space your water changes and filter changes a week or two apart.
Now knowing how important the "aged" filter is (especially in a tank like mine with no under gravel filter) I've started this habit: there's just enough space to get a second filter flat against the old filter. After a couple of weeks, I remove the older filter and put the newer one - by now doing some biological filtering - in its place. That way the tank is never depending on only a new filter. For larger tanks (say 55 gal and up), the 330 or 350 Penguin pump holds two filters side by side, so just change one filter at a time.
Hope this helps you avoid the disaster that hit my tank
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Product Description:
Each preassembled Penguin Filter Cartridge filters aquarium water through a double thick polyfiber pad which traps more dirt and debris, faster.The filter cartridge is packed with super-efficient pure Magnum Activated Carbon...it keeps working long after most carbons stop.It's better than a bag:just shake and rinse.The patented ribbed backing evenly distributes carbon for maximum water to carbon contact.No bypass, no tea bag effect...just crystal clear, crystal clean aquarium water. Each Penguin Filter replacement cartridgeincludes a foam pad and carbon for superior mechanical and chemical filtration. The easiest way to superior aquarium filtration. Rite-Size Cartridge: C
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