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[Killietalk] Re:DE filtration

    Hi Mark,
        It's not that you can't run a DE filter continuously, it's just 
unnecessary. On a really nasty tank 24-48 hours will clog the filter to the point 
that it will stop filtering and the media will have to be changed. However, the 
tank will also be cleaned up well enough that this won't happen again and you 
can run the filter a couple days every month and keep the tank looking 
sparkly clean. One further point, a big unit like a Vortex will turn a 10 gallon 
tank into a mini tornado for the first couple hours, so it might be prudent not 
to use one with weak swimming or small fish. You could remove the fish to 
another container if you need to. For your 50 gallon the current should barely be 
noticeable.


Richard Arline
Hollywood, Florida

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