RE: [Killietalk] making the raingutter de Bruyn filter

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Chris,

 <cgraseck at optonline_net> wrote:

> Wouldn't it better to go with fewer 1/8 holes.  It seems to me that even
> with the prefilter 1/16 holes are bound to get plugged.  I've never used
> anything less that 1/4 where water flow was concerned but then again you
> guys are moving water with air so the volumes are small.  I'd still go
> with 1/8, 1/4 if you don't mind the gutter completely draining.
>
> Cheers,
> Chris

It always drained completely for me, even with much smaller holes.

Because of the sponge prefilter, there is never any crud or mulm in the 
lava to cause problems. I ran one for a couple of years and never needed 
to clean the lava gravel bed. I just pulled the Tetra Billi sponge off, 
and rinsed it under the faucet, while I did water changes. Anything 
escaping the sponge would have been trapped by the tiny holes in the 
upper spreader "V" channel.

I never exposed the red lava to very bright light. That might have grown 
some algae and caused clogging. IDK.

Wright

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