Look What I Just Took Delivery Of!

[coldcazzie]

by which time you could have a 5ft...

 

[SchottayB]

How many tanks do you own now Cazzie?

I only have one main tank and a 15L shrimp tank and I'm being told they are taking up too much room!!

 

[coldcazzie]

How many tanks do you own now Cazzie?

I only have one main tank and a 15L shrimp tank and I'm being told they are taking up too much room!!

4

minnnt has more than me!

 

[minnnt]

I only have 5 running though...

 

[coldcazzie]

I only have 5 running though...

And I only have 1 actually running

Dunno what this guy did to this filter, but I can't even get the bloody thing open!

 

[minnnt]

I only have 5 running though...

And I only have 1 actually running

Dunno what this guy did to this filter, but I can't even get the bloody thing open!

My 4+ went like that, unsure why. Do you want to save the bacteria or not? If not then use boiling water to try and soften the plastic up a bit. Or if you're like me, a large screwdriver usually does the trick

 

[coldcazzie]

I only have 5 running though...

And I only have 1 actually running

Dunno what this guy did to this filter, but I can't even get the bloody thing open!

My 4+ went like that, unsure why. Do you want to save the bacteria or not? If not then use boiling water to try and soften the plastic up a bit. Or if you're like me, a large screwdriver usually does the trick

I'm assuming there's no bacteria. Tank looks like it's been empty for a while.

I don't even think I want to use this filter, but I should at least be able to clean it before I decide what to do with it (ie, sell it or keep it for the 15G I have in the garage). I shall try to screwdriver though, I did consider the use of the crow bar and a kettle of boiling water. I shall report back...

 

[minnnt]

Sounds like you're going to be having fun

I say TetraTEC EX1200 I shall be running 3 soon!

 

[coldcazzie]

Sounds like you're going to be having fun

I say TetraTEC EX1200 I shall be running 3 soon!

You were right - kettle of boiling water (minus 1 cup of tea's worth!) and a screwdriver. Media is alright - ceramic rings, sponge, threw the carbon out, impeller seems undamaged, absolute pig to get off though. I aint doing that every time I wanna clean it. Will see if some grease on the seal helps any. Still no indication of which size filter it is (ie, Interpet make 3 sizes: 150l/h, 250l/h and 350l/h).

There's also similar marks on the case, so I wonder if it's always been like that...

And I've messaged verminator (crossing my fingers, he's in Coventry and I'll be there first weekend in Sept, so it would work out perfectly!) an APS would work too, the 1000l/h is only £40.

 

[minnnt]

Is there no writing on the filter then? There is usually some kind of info on all filters.

 

[coldcazzie]

Is there no writing on the filter then? There is usually some kind of info on all filters.

Nope, nothing. Says "Interpet" on it a lot. No info about l/h though. Going to give it all a scrub in some hot water tomorrow probably and test it, and I'll have another look then, but as far as I could tell there was no indication. And for the life of my I can't find out if the different turnover filters are different sizes, cuz then at least I could make an educated guess...

 

[minnnt]

Yeah they are. The PF4 is huge!!!

 

[Delloy12]

Can you take a pic of it?

 

[bae1994]

Or get it running on a tub and stick a 2 litre pop bottle under it and time it you could het a rough guess then

 

[coldcazzie]

Yeah they are. The PF4 is huge!!!

it's an external, not an internal

Can you take a pic of it?

All the externals look the same - literally! I get the impression it's the same canister but with different l/h pumps in it, similar to the Juwel internal filters.

Or get it running on a tub and stick a 2 litre pop bottle under it and time it you could het a rough guess then

that's a good idea... got a newly washed pop bottle too, so I'll do that tomorrow