Filter floss, what is it? LPS dont carry it.

[Walker Anderson]

What exactly is it composed of? It has been suggested to me, but with out being able to find it, I used my imagination and filled an empty filter bag with cotton balls, and put it in the top box in my Fluval. All the boxes I have seen online dont really show it well enough to tell what it is composed of.

Thanks,

Walker

 

[w6wat]

It's also known as filter wool. You can buy it from LFS in a bag. One bag is enough material for the average aquarist with one or two tanks for a couple of years.

If you can't find it at ur LFS, then try a fabric store or the fabric department in Wal Mart. It's generally called Batting there. It's a Polyester blend of some sort. It's generally less expensive as a fabric item. If buying this stuff from any source, make sure it has NO mold inhibitors. Mold inhibitors will kill the good bacteria you need for your system.

 

[RTR]

Cotton balls rot pretty quickly. Filter floss is normally synthetic.

 

[Walker Anderson]

Thanks guys, I think I can get off my rear and get some batting. The Crafts store is next door to the Pet shop. I'll keep an eye on the cotton ball bag.

 

[ndsmerk]

You want 100% Polyester batting, cotton will rot...

 

[ttan]

I think the eheim stuff is wool, but I have both the eheim stuff and the polyester batting

 

[Captain Hook]

Be careful, some types from craft stores or places like Wal-Mart have a mold protectant on them. This is not good for fish tanks obviously.

I use the Mountain Mist brand from Wal-Mart. Cost me about $3 for a few year's supply.

 

[Persimmon]

All filter floss is .....is 100% polyester fiber fill you fill in pillows. You can also use quilt batting as well. I prefer the batting over the floss because it stays together better. Buy it at Walmart for a lot cheaper than any fishstore will carry filter floos and filter media of this type.

 

[budrecki]

If filters much better but also clogs much faster than blue/white bonded filer pad. Remember to check it often.

 

[Walker Anderson]

Thanks for the replys. I will pick up some today and swap out that bag of cotton balls I have in there now. Its my first canister filter, I am used to HOB filters. Now I know a little more. Good stuff.
Now if only UPS would deliver my peat and uv sterilizer I will be content. At least for a while.