want to clean my balls....LOL

so i want to clean my bioballs a little at a time. Ive read that rinsing them is ok but not to scrub them. Ive also read that doing this every couple of months is a good idea. Here is my question...........
How do you just clean 1/3 of them at one time? should i take them all out at once and place the newely cleaned ones in first, when placing them back in the chamber? Im a little confused at how to do this efficiently? Will this cause any spikes or cycle??:-/

 

You can rinse them out in some tank water, or some RO/DI water and it shouldn't kill any of the bacteria. It just when you replace them you have to do a little at a time. I rinse all of my bio media at once in tank water, and have never had any spikes or problems.

 

I agree rinse them all at once in tank water. Just put them in a bucket and swish them around to get all the detritus off.

 

cool i plan on doing this tomorrow or Thursday. should i do it before or after a water change??

 

If you do it after, you can rinse them off in the water you take out of the tank, then discard.

 

K+ best way to do it.