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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
I found some polypropylene strapping tape at
http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-375 and it's about 27 cents per square foot, figuring both sides, ignoring shipping. I've heard it mentioned here and people were happy with it. Long ago on a pond tour I saw someone using polyethylene sheeting (available in any home store) that they had cut into long strips (about an inch wide I think). 4 mil PE costs about 1.7 cents a square foot at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-5130 There is the labor of cutting. Seems like you could cut a bunch at once with a sharp razor knife. Anyone ever use PE sheeting as filter media? It's a pretty low investment, I'll probably just try it... |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
Get plastic forks or spoons by the case I bet they can't be that expensive.
"Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I found some polypropylene strapping tape at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-375 and it's about 27 cents per square foot, figuring both sides, ignoring shipping. I've heard it mentioned here and people were happy with it. Long ago on a pond tour I saw someone using polyethylene sheeting (available in any home store) that they had cut into long strips (about an inch wide I think). 4 mil PE costs about 1.7 cents a square foot at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-5130 There is the labor of cutting. Seems like you could cut a bunch at once with a sharp razor knife. Anyone ever use PE sheeting as filter media? It's a pretty low investment, I'll probably just try it... |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
Screen has much to say for it (ease of cleaning, surface). We are using
strapping tape in our barrels and plant roots in the VF ponds. Strapping tape in mesh baggs is easy to manage. The primary filtering is BELOW the tape in the barrels (big muck cant get through the bags. Plastic sheeting might crunch up and not let water through. Tape does not clog. J -- ____________________________________________ Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per jogger) at: www.jogathon.net See our pond at: http://www.home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-jameshurley "Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I found some polypropylene strapping tape at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-375 and it's about 27 cents per square foot, figuring both sides, ignoring shipping. I've heard it mentioned here and people were happy with it. Long ago on a pond tour I saw someone using polyethylene sheeting (available in any home store) that they had cut into long strips (about an inch wide I think). 4 mil PE costs about 1.7 cents a square foot at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-5130 There is the labor of cutting. Seems like you could cut a bunch at once with a sharp razor knife. Anyone ever use PE sheeting as filter media? It's a pretty low investment, I'll probably just try it... |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
They would be really cheap Mickey,
If you spend a couple of days at a park/picnic area or recreational area and pick the used plastic utensils out of the trash from people who throw them away. All you have to do is spray them off with a little water. ;-) Tom L.L. "Mickey" wrote in message ... Get plastic forks or spoons by the case I bet they can't be that expensive. "Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I found some polypropylene strapping tape at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-375 and it's about 27 cents per square foot, figuring both sides, ignoring shipping. I've heard it mentioned here and people were happy with it. Long ago on a pond tour I saw someone using polyethylene sheeting (available in any home store) that they had cut into long strips (about an inch wide I think). 4 mil PE costs about 1.7 cents a square foot at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-5130 There is the labor of cutting. Seems like you could cut a bunch at once with a sharp razor knife. Anyone ever use PE sheeting as filter media? It's a pretty low investment, I'll probably just try it... |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
"Mickey" writes:
Get plastic forks or spoons by the case I bet they can't be that expensive. It's true that anything plastic would work. Utensils are a bit thick, the sheeting and tape are 4 mil. I doubt the price is anywhere close... |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
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"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" writes: Screen has much to say for it (ease of cleaning, surface). We are using strapping tape in our barrels and plant roots in the VF ponds. Strapping tape in mesh baggs is easy to manage. The primary filtering is BELOW the tape in the barrels (big muck cant get through the bags. Plastic sheeting might crunch up and not let water through. Tape does not clog. The idea is to cut the sheeting into long strips, like one inch wide and 4 feet long and then let it curl up. Does the strapping float? |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
Andrew,
The polyethylene film will float. The polypropylene strapping also floats, but is more durable. As an alternative to the stuff from Uline, check out this auction on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=43 014 PlainBill On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 03:25:49 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Burgess wrote: "Phyllis and Jim Hurley" writes: Screen has much to say for it (ease of cleaning, surface). We are using strapping tape in our barrels and plant roots in the VF ponds. Strapping tape in mesh baggs is easy to manage. The primary filtering is BELOW the tape in the barrels (big muck cant get through the bags. Plastic sheeting might crunch up and not let water through. Tape does not clog. The idea is to cut the sheeting into long strips, like one inch wide and 4 feet long and then let it curl up. Does the strapping float? |
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Filter media: strapping tape VS PE sheeting VS...
I have heard of folks using the strapping material that comes around
newspapers. If you can find the local distribution point, they'd probably be happy to save them for you. I haven't figured out yet why folks go to the trouble of cutting the long pieces into small pieces, though. If you were to purchase a box of SpringFlo, the instructions just tell you to feed the tape from the center, in one long strip (no cutting). You need to watch how you use it: it will compact if there's something on top of it, and it will try to float. I put mine in a big mesh laundry bag: then I can pull it out in one fell swoop to rinse it off. Folks that use it in TTs will usually put layers of egg crating or something similar every foot or so, with the SpringFlo layered between (which keeps it from compacting). Lee "Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I found some polypropylene strapping tape at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-375 and it's about 27 cents per square foot, figuring both sides, ignoring shipping. I've heard it mentioned here and people were happy with it. Long ago on a pond tour I saw someone using polyethylene sheeting (available in any home store) that they had cut into long strips (about an inch wide I think). 4 mil PE costs about 1.7 cents a square foot at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-5130 There is the labor of cutting. Seems like you could cut a bunch at once with a sharp razor knife. Anyone ever use PE sheeting as filter media? It's a pretty low investment, I'll probably just try it... |
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