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  1. Silly me, 10 minutes after posting this found that Cory already did an hour-long video on this topic that I must have missed in my initial bout of research. Input is still appreciated, if people have suggestions.
  2. I am considering building my own HOB filter as a fun project and a way to improve my filtration capabilities in my current tank. In designing the filter, I realized that all this time I've just assumed that my current filter was "decent enough" and doing a good job. My tank is mostly clear when it has its weekly water change and the fish all seem fine, but I was wondering if there are objective measures to tell whether my filtration system is doing everything that could be done. I recognize that filtration has diminishing returns with each additional layer of filtration, so while I don't want to design a filter that is too small, I also do not want to design one that is considerably larger than it needs to be for marginal benefit. Part of me thinks that the best objective measure of a filter's effectiveness is water chemistry, but I am unsure if filter capacity is the only component of that measure or whether there are enough external factors to make it hard to use chemistry as a clear indicator. Any help would be appreciated!
  3. Everywhere I look online I get conflicting answers to this question. My HOB filter has a combination of foam and bio rings, and for the longest time I was told that I shouldn't wash them, but more recently I've heard that I should. Based on my understanding the filter is not the only source of beneficial bacteria in the tank, but my confusion lies on whether washing the media will throw the water parameters off balance. Any help would be appreciated!
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