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When to change the filter media in a Juwel aquarium
Blog post written by Gary | 04 September 2014 | Category: Aquarium maintenance
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To help our customers with Juwel aquariums keep their filter systems in good working order, we have with the assistance of Juwel assembled a timetable to show when filters should be changed and a list of the new names for the Juwel filter media.
Juwel media name change
| Previous Name | New Name |
| Poly Pad | bioPad |
| Carbon Sponge | bioCarb |
| Nitrax | Nitrax |
| Filter Sponge Coarse | bioPlus coarse |
| Filter Sponge Fine | bioPlus fine |
| Cirax | Cirax |
| Phorax | Phorax |
Juwel filter change timetable
| bioPad | Weekly |
| bioCarb | Monthly |
| Nitrax | Two Months |
| bioPlus Coarse | Three Months |
| bioPlus Fine | Nine Months |
| *Cirax | Twelve Months |
| *Phorax | Two Weeks |
| *Carbax | Two Months |
*If you have the optional filter media fitted.
For the positioning of the filter media please see the drawing below. You can also download this image as a PDF file for easier legibility by clicking here. The above timetable is for all aquariums in the Juwel range.
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