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Old 16-02-2003, 07:15 PM
MISSYMAGICGIRL
 
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Default Cleaning Tetra cannister filter???

In article , "Barry"
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I'm so glad that you replied. I remembered that you had this filter.
I going to go wash them out and get these buffing pads.
I do have extra filters in there, but there a/c filters.
BTW, do you use the carbon filter pad and if so, how often do you change it?
Thanks for your help.


I guess AC filters are OK. I think though that the Buffer pads are better
because you can get like a three-stage filtering effect. Like the first pad I
would put in is a fine(polishing) pad, the second would be a Red(medium coarse)
pad I think it is red the the last or top one would be a Green or I think a
Black pad with is very coarse.
I am tring this effect in spring:


2 White(fine particles)------2 Red(medium particles)------------1 green( large
particles)

That maybe over doing it but you live and learn! Then about carbon pads I
had one in there last season and it acted more like a filter then anything.

So I am building a little pond about maybe 25 gallons, and a stream to go back
into the pond; So I would put a media bag with the appropreiate amount needed
for my pond in it and put it in the smaller pond where there is alot of
movement of water.

This is what I would do, if you don't have a little pond or waterfall , you can
either put it into the canister in a pair of hosery leg or better yet make
something out of the buffer pads and sandwish the carbon in between the two and
sew it up with fish twine..


Boy, I am getting to good on answering questions, But I owe to my friends on
this group who help me last year when I was a newbie... Thanks


Don't Hesitate to email directly if needed,

Sacha