Problem with scrubber

Yeah, that's filling in much better now with the LED light backed up. Interesting how just an inch or two of distance can make all the difference!

 

I think you cleaned it correctly. You should clean it when it looks like it needs it. I know this sounds a bit vague, but if you do everything the same from day to day and week to week (in terms of feeding and other filtration system maintenance) then you should eventually be able to know exactly when you need to clean, for your scrubber.

For instance, I clean my scrubber every 6 or 7 days on a regular basis. I feed about the same amount every day, pretty consistently. It's always ready to clean at the 6 or 7 day point.

Your scrubber may only need to be cleaned every 10 days, 12 days, 14 days, etc. If you keep a notepad and just write down the day that you cleaned, you will start to notice that eventually you will be cleaning the scrubber at a regular interval.

I hope that makes sense!

Bud

 

Yes you could do this as well.