Meanwhile......
I got fed-up with taking the combs out to clean them. I'm taking about the seven 'combs' where the water runs through into the rear chamber. You either have to turn off the main Return pump to lower the water level (to stop fish escaping) or find something to block the gap while they are cleaning in a vinegar solution. So I bought a replacement set. Once I'd found some online I was surprised that they only cost about 6 English Pounds for the set! Now it's easy to just take out the dirty ones and replace with some spanking clean ones, and I can leave the dirty to soak until they are really clean!
I have also ordered a replacement set of the water outlet nozzles (water into the rear chamber). I find these get covered in Coraline and need a really good long soak. A replacement set cost about 15 English Pounds. In overall cost it was all quite cheap and certainly saves a lot of faffing around when it comes to cleaning.
I got fed-up with taking the combs out to clean them. I'm taking about the seven 'combs' where the water runs through into the rear chamber. You either have to turn off the main Return pump to lower the water level (to stop fish escaping) or find something to block the gap while they are cleaning in a vinegar solution. So I bought a replacement set. Once I'd found some online I was surprised that they only cost about 6 English Pounds for the set! Now it's easy to just take out the dirty ones and replace with some spanking clean ones, and I can leave the dirty to soak until they are really clean!
I have also ordered a replacement set of the water outlet nozzles (water into the rear chamber). I find these get covered in Coraline and need a really good long soak. A replacement set cost about 15 English Pounds. In overall cost it was all quite cheap and certainly saves a lot of faffing around when it comes to cleaning.