What I meant was; if you leave the filter on all (and by all I mean 24/7/365) the time, the fishes immune system can go dormant, or so I have been told.chefkeith said:
Vortex Diatom Filter
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AquaClear Quick Filter?
Almost off topic ... Has anyone tried the AquaClear Quick Filter? I just saw it in the Dr Foster & Smith catalog. It hooks to a powerhead and says that it filters particles all the way down to 1 micron. I thought this would be a good tradeoff for occasionally polishing the water, decent price and all. But I'll of course defer to the experience of others
Thanks in advance,
Bryant
Almost off topic ... Has anyone tried the AquaClear Quick Filter? I just saw it in the Dr Foster & Smith catalog. It hooks to a powerhead and says that it filters particles all the way down to 1 micron. I thought this would be a good tradeoff for occasionally polishing the water, decent price and all. But I'll of course defer to the experience of others
Thanks in advance,
Bryant
I have 2- 802 Aquaclear Quickfilters. I used them for a few months, but I don't use them anymore. For quick polishing and removing small particles they work fine. They're not good for fulltime use or in removing large debris though. It's probably a good idea to order an extra quickfilter pad. Cleaning the pads is easy. Just soak them in some Oxyclean over-night and rinse well.
I know that those reading and responding to this thread have learned and know how to use thier Diatom filter, but I thought I would provide this link
http://www.carolinagal.com/diatom.htm
It simplified the process for me.
Scott
http://www.carolinagal.com/diatom.htm
It simplified the process for me.
Scott
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Sorry, I inserted the hyperlink wrong. I was just able to connect to the site! Try this http://www.carolinagal.com/diatom.htm
Scott
Scott
Good advice. I went to the dollar store and got a large pitcher (about 2L/2Q) and hung the pitcher on the side of the tank by its handle. The extra volume of the pitcher is really appreaciated.
Filters
After reading the threads on this which of the two Aqua Clear Quick Filter or the Vortex Diatom XL is the best to use?
After reading the threads on this which of the two Aqua Clear Quick Filter or the Vortex Diatom XL is the best to use?
It really depends on what you want to use it for. If you've got a lot of cloudiness ('green water', or a new setup with cloudiness from the substrate, for example), IMHO nothing can compete with a diatom filter.
If you just want something to polish the water in your tank, a powerhead with a quick filter will work well.
If you just want something to polish the water in your tank, a powerhead with a quick filter will work well.
OK thank you. I will go with the diathom. My one sw tank seems to be cloudy and dingy looking i dont have a protien skimmer on that one it is a 30 gallon tall, has some rock, 2 eels, foxface, dogface puffer some snails in it but seems to be cloudy.
