10g Filter Emergency

[tbay2005]

I just noticed my filter has died, not sure how long it has been dead for. A day or two maybe.

I know I have to buy a new one but is there anything I will need to do before I introduce the new filter to the tank?

I checked the nitirite, ammonia and nitrate levels yesterday, they were bang on.

Thanks

[travie]

Just rinse it out with water to get any dust or other particles out of it and stick on the tank. And rinse the media out too.

[Rue]

Yup...:c2:

[tbay2005]

Thanks all, I went with the Tetra Whisper Internal Power Filter for 10-30 gal aquariums.

Been a while since I have had to buy a filter, 15 years. The one that just died came with the aquarium I got from my sister, it was less than 2 years old.

Are the internal filters the new way to go?

There were hardly any, what I call, old style filters at the lfs to choose from.