Re: [Killietalk] Re:DE filtration

["Mark & Peta" <mbethke at socal_rr.com>]

Thank you Richard, Sounds good , will check it out, Mark B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PB1212BBA at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 2:14 AM
Subject: [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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