"^*^ Vosklady ^*^" wrote in message
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Hello,

I've recently gotten into having live plants in my tank. I'm currently
running an AquaClear 500 on my 55 gal. I'm having to clean the filter out
often (to remove plant debris and not to clean the media) due to clogging.
Is there a filter out there that can handle plant debris without clogging
so
easily?

Any thoughts/recommendations/opinions appreciated.


Which part of the AquaClear filter is getting clogged? If you're using an
extended intake tube, and the place where it gets clogged is where the outer
tube meets the inner tube, then you can simply cut off the inner tube's mesh
and it won't clog there anymore. (I hope you understand which part I'm
talking about.) I used to have the same problem with my AC, but now the only
thing that clogs it is small snails.
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Alex
pcalex (at) hotpop.com