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umatrix
08-18-2003, 1:35 PM
Can anyone recommend a good water polishing filter that is easy to use?
Thanks
Hebdizzle
08-18-2003, 2:07 PM
what size tank are you planning on using this for? and how often?
umatrix
08-18-2003, 2:09 PM
A 80 & 40 gal tanks, onve a week.
An excellent water polishing filter is a vortex Diatomaceous Earth filter. It is a bit of a bear to prime, but nothing works as well IMO. There are certain beneficial microorganisms, like rotifiers etc. that are resident in a healthy tanks water that a DE filter can remove (DE's can even remove parasites, the filter is so fine) so my advice is to remove a couple of litres of water before filtering, then return the water after filtering to keep up the micro colony. HTH :)
125gJoe
08-18-2003, 9:03 PM
Get the Vortex XL...
I'll try and find a webite that talks about how to set it up. It's much better than the directions that come with the filter.
125gJoe
08-18-2003, 9:14 PM
This person should get some kind of 'pay' from the Vortex company for taking the time to share with others...
Here's the link: Using The Vortex Filter (http://www.carolinagal.com/diatom.htm)
umatrix
08-20-2003, 6:04 AM
Thanks for the info 80gJoe!
125gJoe
08-20-2003, 12:46 PM
umatrix, you might want to print out that website.. Sometimes websites just disappear. I learned of the Vortex when I first started checking in here. It really is excellent filter. I've seen many pet/fish stores use them.
umatrix
08-20-2003, 1:15 PM
done, thanks again!