"Steve Michie" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I gave up trying to fix my cloudy/green water the scientific / natural way
and bought a vortex D-1diatom.

Got it delivered today - up & running OK, water clearing sowly but surely
(200 litres)

My question is whats the easiest & best storage method after ur water is
clear ?

drain some/most/all of the water from the jar - and re-use the same charge
of powder repeatedly until the flow is too low ?

Do not reuse the powder which is cheap at Lowe's or Home Depot. It will
stink and foul the next tank you use the filter on. Either backflush the
filter or remove the jar and rinse the whole thing out, including the bag.
Be careful you don't splash water on the motor.

the manual warns of bacteria explosion if its not stored clean & dry etc.

Exactly! And the foulest stink you can imagine. When well rinsed or
thoroughly backflushed there shouldn't be a problem. To prevent any odors
store it DRY.
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