I hae a mag-drive pump that normally has a foam prefilter that is stuck on a
plastic, slotted "spindle". During the algae bloom this spring it got so that
I was cleaning the foam at least once a day. I got to looking at using a bottle
brush to catch the bigger stuff and let the smaller stuff that was clogging the
foam go through to the veggie filter (okay, not veggie--read plant and
biofilter). While at wally world I found two .99 cent toilet brushes. I cut
the handles off and just stuck them onto the "spindle". The brushes catch the
pump-damaging stuff and the rest goes on through. Even though I have clear
water now, I'm only having to clean the brushes once a week or more.



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