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I just wanted to post an update on this…
I got the supplies (they took quite a bit longer than I thought with the web order) and got right to cutting the poly-pad. It is *very* nice, thick material, especially compared to the biobag I was using! I was able to make a continuous cut that wrapped just perfect around the whisper bio foam insert and it fits into the filter better than I could have ever expected.
I’m not as thrilled with the whisper bio foam kit - the foam itself is nice but the plastic bracket it came in is very flimsy and one piece had already snapped. At least the snap occurred on the front and not the side so I can still use it.
I set everything up and got the tank filtering and was very impressed at how good a job the poly-pad was doing getting stuff out of the water. I ended up running it for several hours and then rinsing the poly-pad out, repeated 3 times. The water is almost crystal clear now and tests just perfect - no ammonia, no nitrite and just a tiny amount of nitrate, even though the filter wasn’t running for at least a week. I added a cap of seachem stability just to make sure, since I had some left from when I first started the tank.
Unfortunately, one of the betta girls (OG) kicked the bucket while I was waiting for the supplies. No visible problems, nothing wrong with her water, just woke up one morning and she wasn’t moving anymore. :/ She was a lovely orange color - the only orange I’d ever seen and I was told on a betta list the reason why is because orange is “new” and the gals are usually kept for breeding so my best guess is she passed of old age. Now my SO has no fish in the tank and doesn’t want another (I don’t blame him, it was awfully sudden that OG passed).
The rest of the betta girls did just fine during the evacuation. They have been reintroduced to the tank and are very happy to stretch their fins again. I’m very happy to have them situated as I’m due to give birth to my first baby on the 15th. I’ll probably be AFK for a while after that so I figured I’d post an update while I could!
-Lana
“There is nothing more useful than sun and salt.” - Latin proverb
On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Lana Gibbons wrote:
> I was thinking that it wouldn’t be enough power for one, but it didn’t dawn > on me that it might not be enough power for either! I’ll just grab the > poly-pad and foam: I’m sure it’ll be MUCH better than the biobag that I was > using! > > Thanks so much, > > -Lana > > “There is nothing more useful than sun and salt.” - Latin proverb > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Lenny V. aka GoldLenny GoldLenny@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You may not be able to go with the micron filtration media. I use that in >> my canister filter systems but they have a lot more power and are closed >> systems so they “force” the water through the micron polishing pads. I’m >> not sure an HOB filter or an in-tank filter would work with that type of >> filter media. The blue/white poly-pad is a dual layer with one having a >> denser mesh than the other so it does a good job of catching most stuff. >> >> Lenny Vasbinder >> Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com >> > >
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