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lethalcustoms00
Member
 Posts: 99
Age: 27
Location: energy capitol, gillette wyoming
Humor: i found my ferret trying to swim in my sump
Favorite Fish: that one i have in that tank in the other room, you know, that one
 |  Subject: diatom filter Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:43 pm | |
| does anybody use these to polish water? Im thinking about buying one to help get my water super clean. the price is right, i just want to get some feedback efore i get one for sure |
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Wyomingite
Fish Wrangler
Posts: 1678
Age: 44
Location: Wonderful Windy Wyoming
Humor: "I drank what?" - Socrates
Favorite Fish: I won't choose and ya can't make me!
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:04 pm | |
| Okay, my two cents, LOL.
IME, if I was doin' regular water changes and had good filtration otherwise, I really didn't see the difference except with very messy eaters. I had two Magnum 350s, (now one, 'cuz I can't find the canister for the second) and ended up converting them to bio media.
The water in this neck of the woods is generally clear anyways. The results may be more noticeable in a region that has higher turbidities.
WYite
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saint_felony
The Turtle Whisperer
Posts: 1914
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:43 pm | |
| Agreed.
Either for messy eaters or if you're super lazy I suppose you could use them for cleaning up fresh from the store gravel. |
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dirtydawg10
Global Moderator
Posts: 2987
Age: 39
Location: Connecticut
Favorite Fish: Severum
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:35 am | |
| Do you have a problem with diatoms in your tank?
If so and the tank is fairly new...diatoms are common and will generally disappear from sight after a couple of months. If you don't have a problem with diatoms I wouldn't recommend spending the money for the filter. |
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lethalcustoms00
Member
Posts: 99
Age: 27
Location: energy capitol, gillette wyoming
Humor: i found my ferret trying to swim in my sump
Favorite Fish: that one i have in that tank in the other room, you know, that one
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:11 am | |
| no problems with them, i just didnt know much about them. I found a used one for 60 shipped to me, so the price wasnt to bad, but t sounds like a big hassle to me |
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DragonKeeper
Member
Posts: 79
Age: 35
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:26 pm | |
| My 125 is filtered by a 55gal custom made sump. Also have 3 Hydor Korlia pumps in the tank. Only reason I know the tank is full is the fish are alive. My water is crystal clear.
Diatom filters are a PITA IMO.
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lethalcustoms00
Member
Posts: 99
Age: 27
Location: energy capitol, gillette wyoming
Humor: i found my ferret trying to swim in my sump
Favorite Fish: that one i have in that tank in the other room, you know, that one
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:35 pm | |
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Celticwraith
FWM Graphic Designer
Posts: 557
Age: 44
Location: Ontario, Canada
Humor: Some times!
Favorite Fish: All the ones I have.
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:48 pm | |
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lethalcustoms00
Member
Posts: 99
Age: 27
Location: energy capitol, gillette wyoming
Humor: i found my ferret trying to swim in my sump
Favorite Fish: that one i have in that tank in the other room, you know, that one
| | Subject: Re: diatom filter Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:52 pm | |
| nice. thats pretty much the common thread about them from everyone i talk to. its a great idea i think but the last thing i need is one more piece of equipmentto go bad and make my maintainence harder. |
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