Filter Wool

[nay27uk]

has anyone hear of somthing called synthetic filter wool? and does it do what it says on the tin and help kep your tank water clear

 

[SJ2K]

Yes, its used as the first line of defense (so to speak) in your filter, its what the water passes through first and helps remove the larger particles Is also used to help buffer the water (make it nice and clear ).

 

[KraKen]

Would it be ok to have it in the tank or would the fish try to eat it?

 

[SJ2K]

You dont have it loose in the tank, you have it in your filter so the fish cant get to it

 

[nay27uk]

Thanks SJ2K ill drop it in tomorrow then. the reson for asking is yesturday i did a big cleanout of the tank and changed the substrait from coulored gravel to sand. well now the water seems very misty sort of like a greyish tint to it.

 

[SJ2K]

Do lots of water changes and yeh, adding filter wool should help

 

[rabbut]

Thanks SJ2K ill drop it in tomorrow then. the reson for asking is yesturday i did a big cleanout of the tank and changed the substrait from coulored gravel to sand. well now the water seems very misty sort of like a greyish tint to it.

Filter wool should remove this. I would personaly put it as the last media the water passes through in the filter, so it does not clogg too quickly Just remember to pack it tightly, as it will act as a biological filter if it is loosely packed It will do nothing to the water if it is left to float arround, so make sure it is in the filter. It is sometines used in tanks containing shrimp though, as many micro orgaisums that shrimp eat, will grow readily on it, supplying food for your shrimp.
HTH
Rabbut

 

[nay27uk]

thanks rabbut im not sure how my filter works I.E im not 100% sure what filter in it is the last one so if ther is enough i will put it befor my carbon and then after my blue filters so its both ends

 

[new2fishes]

I recently changed from gravel to sand and the water had a very cloudy appearance for a coupla days. It seems to take forever.

I think the better the sand is washed, the sooner it will settle but still it will take a bit. I did run my filter and that seemed to help but be careful if you have a filter with an impeller because the sand can stop it turning (mine did once, so I pulled the filter off about every 12 hours and rinsed it off it tap water. DON"T DO THIS. I am now recycling my tank. I would figure out a better way of rinsing it out if I was doing this over.)

Good luck,

Christi

 

[KraKen]

You dont have it loose in the tank, you have it in your filter so the fish cant get to it

I have some attached to my filter intake as a pre-filter, I was wondering if that's safe.

 

[nay27uk]

thans new2fishes luckly my impeler comes right out i do this about every 6 month, i take out the impeler clean the alage off then i clean the bit the impeler slides into with tisue and coton buds, yours maybe the same most impelers work the same basicaly it is a electro magnet that has a north / south forcing the impeler / propeler to turn

 

[SJ2K]

You dont have it loose in the tank, you have it in your filter so the fish cant get to it

I have some attached to my filter intake as a pre-filter, I was wondering if that's safe.

Depends what sort of filter you have and where abouts on/in the intake its situated

 

[vinylman]

thans new2fishes luckly my impeler comes right out i do this about every 6 month, i take out the impeler clean the alage off then i clean the bit the impeler slides into with tisue and coton buds, yours maybe the same most impelers work the same basicaly it is a electro magnet that has a north / south forcing the impeler / propeler to turn

I'd clean the impeller monthly. It's the most important part of the filter to keep clean. If the impeller stops or gets jammed, you're shagged.

 

[ibbledibble]

what type of sand are you using for it?
have you got another substrate underneath it? if so what?
what are you using to separate the 2 layers?

 

[nay27uk]

what type of sand are you using for it?
have you got another substrate underneath it? if so what?
what are you using to separate the 2 layers?

im using washed play sand from B&Q i have no other substrait apart from a little gravel i left under the sand so as the benifitial bacteria could get into the sand