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Re: Large tank construction

To: nfc at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Large tank construction
From: "D. Martin Moore" <archimedes at master_localink4.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:32:02 +0000
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> I have seen the fluidized bed filters and read a bit about them. My
> concern is lack of mechanical filtering. With a plant tank there can
> be lot of stuff to clog up  filter intakes. Of course smaller pieces
> flow into the filter itself. Is that not going to be a problem with a
> fluidized bed filter?

Not at all.  In my case, the filter is on the output side of an Ocean 
Clear canister, but the great thing about FB is that the trash just 
flows right through without gumming up the works.  It is a 
zero-maintenance filter.




Prost,

Martin

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