Something *ate* my filter media?!?
Thanks Lenny,
It was the standard whisper biobag, which should have been polyester from what I understand. I’ve been working with a variety of materials (outside of aquarium use) for years and this is the absolute first time I’ve ever seen polyester come apart like this.
Thanks for the links to what you use: the filter pads look a lot more durable than the whisper biobag I had. I was looking at using this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4136+12736&pcatid=12736, but the cells seem too large so I was thinking of wrapping it with something… those filter pads you posted look like they might do the job - but I dunno if I’d be able to wrap both around it and have it still fit in the in-tank filter (although, the biobag cartridges are always a little on the loose side, so maybe I do have enough room). I guess I’m probably better off ordering this stuff online as I doubt the “local” store has it.
Thanks!! I’ll work on the PWCs to clear it out after the new filter media arrives.
-Lana
“There is nothing more useful than sun and salt.” - Latin proverb
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote:
> Maybe the wool you used was actually wool and not polyester. My previous > reply gave you a link to 100% polyester “wool” which should last darn near > forever. If you put some good filter media in your filter, it should > filter > out the decaying stuff but you should probably do a series of PWC’s also to > replace the water in the tank and then change out the filter media after > you > are pretty sure you got all the decaying stuff out. > > Lenny Vasbinder > Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com >
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