Changing carbon/ GFO

[AquaPin]

For emptying, I too just unscrew and dump the old in the toilet...quick and easy with no mess. Rinse them out and then add the new media (rinse again of course). After connecting, I take the return tube and let it fill a small bucket in case there is any "rust" colour water still from the GFO, then place the return tube back into the sump.

[Madreefer]

To rinse both my carbon and GFO I just fill with new and put back in sump and turn the outlet of reactor in to a bucket outside of sump and fill it up. 2 birds with one stone. Rinsing my media while getting water out for my water change.

[neoh]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

To rinse both my carbon and GFO I just fill with new and put back in sump and turn the outlet of reactor in to a bucket outside of sump and fill it up. 2 birds with one stone. Rinsing my media while getting water out for my water change.

x2

with the whole dumping in the toilet thing as well.

[Spyd]

I rinse my carbon and GFO in my laundry sink using a fine stainless steel strainer that you would use for cooking. I rinse with RO/DI water from my resevoir to remove all the dust before adding it into my reactor.

[The Guy]

I have a spare TLF reactor, unscrew dirty one & screw the clean one on. Then I can clean out the used dirty one and have it ready for the next change, I don't run carbon just GFO and it seems to work for me. Like the others I dump it all down the toilet.