Phosphate Reducing Filter Pad..koi Diatom Filter Rant Too...
 

Well after reading the article I guess you can run it! Yea baby! My
planted discus tank will shine now! (Not sure if I do want to do the 24/7
thing with timid discus. But a good overnight dose should work fine.
Thanks again for the great tips.!

JC








"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
Kinda off topic but while the Diatom filter works great the
instructions on how to use and clean it are TERRIBLE. Anyone else have
this
problem? After reading them over and over and trying to follow the
small
convoluted diagrams I finally just gave up and messed around until I got
it
working. Great filter though, once it does work. Perfect for polishing
the
water the day before guests come over. Everyone heads to the tank and
ooohs
and ahhhs!

Diatom tips'n'tricks.

http://aquaria.net/articles/filter/


Concerning green water: the reason it comes back so soon if you didn't get
it
all. If you remove one pound, say, of suspended alage spores that make
up green water then there are still two pounds of the stuff lurking in
the substrate and what have you. Keep filtering (you CAN leave the
filter on 24x7) and keep stirring up the gravel. WHen youi just CAN'T
get any more crud into the water my stirring things up then you've
got most of it. Now to a bunch of daily 50% water changes - for about
a week. Then you'll be rid of it - probably - for good.

That's what works for me, anyway.

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