Re: Pressurized Pond Filter anyone?

[Rodney Pont]

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:52:35 -0800, ~ jan jjspond wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:36:48 -0800, lurker <lurker> wrote:
>
>>is there any reason for me not to go for a bigger model than the 500?
>>i only plan on using a 550 gph pump for now, but in the mean time
>>will a smaller pump running on a bigger bioforce pressurized pond
>>filter cause any harm?
>
>Bump. I don't think it would. If this is a bead type filter, it may not
>move the beads at optimum. Thus they may clump. ~ jan

When it's in filter mode the beads need to clump, otherwise how would
they filter anything :-)

It's only in backflush mode that the beads need to 'unclump' and move
around.

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[Derek]

Rodney Pont wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:52:35 -0800, ~ jan jjspond wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:36:48 -0800, lurker <lurker> wrote:
>>
>>>is there any reason for me not to go for a bigger model than the 500?
>>>i only plan on using a 550 gph pump for now, but in the mean time
>>>will a smaller pump running on a bigger bioforce pressurized pond
>>>filter cause any harm?
>>
>>Bump. I don't think it would. If this is a bead type filter, it may not
>>move the beads at optimum. Thus they may clump. ~ jan
>
> When it's in filter mode the beads need to clump, otherwise how would
> they filter anything :-)
>
> It's only in backflush mode that the beads need to 'unclump' and move
> around.
>
Bead filters are not intended for mechanical filtration - they're
biological, which means you need the maximum surface area exposed to water,
and you don't want them clumping.
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derek