Swtching off filters.

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Jon_D wrote: Tue Jul 06, 2021 18:31 pm When I sprinkle the crushed flakes on top of the water during feeing time, I see a lot of the food is swallowed up into Fluval filter and lost to the fish. Would it be worthwhile to switch the filter off for say 20 - 30 minutes while feeding the fish?
Not for as long as that.
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I turn my filters off for 10 mins or so each day for feeding. To stop the food getting blown round the tank.
Worrying what @black ghost says as my filters are off for probably an hour or more a week when doing a water change.
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PaulVerrall wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:29 am I turn my filters off for 10 mins or so each day for feeding. To stop the food getting blown round the tank.
Worrying what @black ghost says as my filters are off for probably an hour or more a week when doing a water change.
Don’t worry. The amount of oxygen in your water plays a part in the length of time the bacteria in your filter will last, but having a filter off for a couple of hours isn’t that much of a disaster.

4-5 hours should be fine so I wouldn’t panic if you’ve turned it off for more than 2 to 3 minutes!
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PaulVerrall wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 9:29 am I turn my filters off for 10 mins or so each day for feeding. To stop the food getting blown round the tank.
Worrying what @black ghost says as my filters are off for probably an hour or more a week when doing a water change.
You don’t have a huge bioload...
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