filter

My quarrantine tank filter broke, so as an emergency I'm using one of those
clear plastic ones you fill with wool and carbon.

I dont know how to set it up! I've surfed around but nobody explains it.
neither does the packaging for my filter grrrrrrr.

Does the carbon go in first? or the "wool"? the airpipe seems to blow only
air out of the outlet pipe, it doesnt look like any actual water is being
filtered thru. can anyone help? I know theyre not the best filters but all
I have til the end of the week.

Tess

Hi Tess.
If you are talking about the old plastic box corner filters, place the
carbon in first followed by the filter wool. They work by air passing down
the inlet tube then out through the outlet, this causes the water to be
drawn through the grid on the top of the filter and down through the filter
media and out (again) through the outlet.
They are not terribly efficient filters, but back when I was a lad, they
were all we had and they did a reasonable job.

"Raccoon" wrote in message
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My quarrantine tank filter broke, so as an emergency I'm using one of
those
clear plastic ones you fill with wool and carbon.

I dont know how to set it up! I've surfed around but nobody explains it.
neither does the packaging for my filter grrrrrrr.

Does the carbon go in first? or the "wool"? the airpipe seems to blow only
air out of the outlet pipe, it doesnt look like any actual water is being
filtered thru. can anyone help? I know theyre not the best filters but
all
I have til the end of the week.

Tess

thank you!
I couldnt believe no instructions on box. It is only an "emergency" filter,
I wont be using it for too long.

Tess

"cabaloz" wrote in message
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Hi Tess.
If you are talking about the old plastic box corner filters, place the
carbon in first followed by the filter wool. They work by air passing down
the inlet tube then out through the outlet, this causes the water to be
drawn through the grid on the top of the filter and down through the
filter
media and out (again) through the outlet.
They are not terribly efficient filters, but back when I was a lad, they
were all we had and they did a reasonable job.

"Raccoon" wrote in message
...
My quarrantine tank filter broke, so as an emergency I'm using one of
those
clear plastic ones you fill with wool and carbon.

I dont know how to set it up! I've surfed around but nobody explains
it.
neither does the packaging for my filter grrrrrrr.

Does the carbon go in first? or the "wool"? the airpipe seems to blow
only
air out of the outlet pipe, it doesnt look like any actual water is
being
filtered thru. can anyone help? I know theyre not the best filters but
all
I have til the end of the week.

Tess

use the wool, toss the carbon which is basically useless. yes, air pumps drive air
out of the outlet pipe and when they do this they create a mild vacuum for water to
come into the holes in the side of the filter. right? Ingrid

"Raccoon" wrote:

My quarrantine tank filter broke, so as an emergency I'm using one of those
clear plastic ones you fill with wool and carbon.

I dont know how to set it up! I've surfed around but nobody explains it.
neither does the packaging for my filter grrrrrrr.

Does the carbon go in first? or the "wool"? the airpipe seems to blow only
air out of the outlet pipe, it doesnt look like any actual water is being
filtered thru. can anyone help? I know theyre not the best filters but all
I have til the end of the week.

Tess




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Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

I thought carbon was good for keeping down ammonia or nitrate or something?

Tess

wrote in message
...
use the wool, toss the carbon which is basically useless. yes, air pumps
drive air
out of the outlet pipe and when they do this they create a mild vacuum for
water to
come into the holes in the side of the filter. right? Ingrid

"Raccoon" wrote:

My quarrantine tank filter broke, so as an emergency I'm using one of
those
clear plastic ones you fill with wool and carbon.

I dont know how to set it up! I've surfed around but nobody explains it.
neither does the packaging for my filter grrrrrrr.

Does the carbon go in first? or the "wool"? the airpipe seems to blow
only
air out of the outlet pipe, it doesnt look like any actual water is being
filtered thru. can anyone help? I know theyre not the best filters but
all
I have til the end of the week.

Tess




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

nope. removes "contaminants" like medications. Ingrid

"Raccoon" wrote:

I thought carbon was good for keeping down ammonia or nitrate or something?

Tess



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

wrote:

nope. removes "contaminants" like medications. Ingrid

"Raccoon" wrote:

I thought carbon was good for keeping down ammonia or nitrate or something?

Tess


Good for removing smells too!