Who's a clever boy?

I think I built something worthy today.
Time will tell tho.
Basicallys its one of those fluidised sand bed filters except set up upside
down and instead of sinking sand it's filled with floating pumice chunks.
Not so sure but I think pumice may be an effective way to culture nitrate
eating bacteria. Closed pores and slow nutrient seepage?
Anyway sounds like a plan, at the very least the pumice makes a novel media
for my ammonia and nitrite eaters to colonise the outside of.
:-)
still this things 2 big clear pvc tubes, managed to scrounge them, lucky as
F'ink expensive to buy.
Kool to find, easy to build and here on da beach easy to get the media.
god knows how long they take to cycle though?
heh heh

"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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I think I built something worthy today.
Time will tell tho.
Basicallys its one of those fluidised sand bed filters except set up
upside
down and instead of sinking sand it's filled with floating pumice chunks.
Not so sure but I think pumice may be an effective way to culture nitrate
eating bacteria. Closed pores and slow nutrient seepage?
Anyway sounds like a plan, at the very least the pumice makes a novel
media
for my ammonia and nitrite eaters to colonise the outside of.
:-)
still this things 2 big clear pvc tubes, managed to scrounge them, lucky
as
F'ink expensive to buy.
Kool to find, easy to build and here on da beach easy to get the media.
god knows how long they take to cycle though?
heh heh


Can you upload a photo or type up a detailed drawing? ......

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"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
u...
I think I built something worthy today.
Time will tell tho.
Basicallys its one of those fluidised sand bed filters except set up
upside
down and instead of sinking sand it's filled with floating pumice chunks.
Not so sure but I think pumice may be an effective way to culture nitrate
eating bacteria. Closed pores and slow nutrient seepage?
Anyway sounds like a plan, at the very least the pumice makes a novel
media
for my ammonia and nitrite eaters to colonise the outside of.
:-)
still this things 2 big clear pvc tubes, managed to scrounge them, lucky
as
F'ink expensive to buy.
Kool to find, easy to build and here on da beach easy to get the media.
god knows how long they take to cycle though?
heh heh


Can you upload a photo or type up a detailed drawing? ......



Give me a bit to make sure it's not the stupidest idea ever and I'll do a
proper post.
Not so game to go all out if it's gonna be a failure!
:-)
seriously though just like those FBF that are one smaller tube inside
another larger one
only this time the water squirts up and pushed media down.....