Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 32, Issue 28

[Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com>]

The problem is that the household filters are made for a 40 psi system, 
so nearly all of that 40 psi is available to drive the water thru the 
filter.  Not so for aquarium filters.  The little pumps we use develop 
less than 2 psi pressure at zero flow.  We need filters that give us a 
back pressure less than one psi.

Vaughn H.

On Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at 08:05 PM, Charles Lambert wrote:

> Here's food for thought...I used to build homes for a living and I 
> installed
> a bunch of under the sink filtration devices. These filters had carbon 
> as
> well as other type of filters. I am sure that any canister filtration 
> device
> will flow through this type of system as most home uses vary from low 
> to
> medium pressures. They also have the ultraviolet devices to kill any 
> other
> contaminants as well. Your local hardwares, Lowes, Home Depot, etc: 
> carry
> these and may well be something to check out. These devices are 
> relative
> easy to install, easily mounted to cabinetry, and shouldn't interfere 
> with
> the flow of the main canister.

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