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When to clean filter?
I've got an Oase Filtoclear 800 for my small (400 gallon) pond. It has
a lever to backwash the filter and send the dirty water out a different tube. I'm to turn the lever, then pull on a handle that apparently compresses the foam elements in the filter, helping to clean the filter. The question: When should I do this, and how often? Isn't the filter supposed to build up beneficial bacteria? Won't the backwashing process just wash away this good stuff? Also, do I need to do a more thorough cleaning of the filter than this? Many thanks. |
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What is a dyi filter?
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it's a do-it-yourself filter. I'll let Jan explain...
Nedra "Rob" wrote in message om... What is a dyi filter? |
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"Rob" wrote in message
om... What is a dyi filter? "Nedra" wrote in message ink.net... it's a do-it-yourself filter. I'll let Jan explain... The emphasis is on Yourself. Your kidneys and liver are some the most efficient filters around, just drink 8 cups of pond water, and pee it back into the pond every day. Snooze |
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Hmm. Do it yourself = diy
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"Rob" wrote in message
om... What is a dyi filter? "Nedra" wrote in message ink.net... it's a do-it-yourself filter. I'll let Jan explain... The emphasis is on Yourself. Your kidneys and liver are some the most efficient filters around, just drink 8 cups of pond water, and pee it back into the pond every day. Snooze |
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Hmm. Do it yourself = diy
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Rob wrote:
What is a dyi filter? Do It Yourself. Or in my case, Husband Builds It Himself. HBIH. We decided to go that route as we didn't like the looks or capcity of any of the commercial ones available. Building it allowed us to build a waterfall around it and hide it from view. We've tinkered with it over the years. Started out as a strictly mech/bio filter and is now just a plant filter with no mech filtering at all except what is swept up by the roots of the water hyancinth or trapped in the roots of the watercress in the waterfall. (This development is just sheer laziness on our part, or maybe the product of having three teenagers and no life or money ;-) kathy :-) zone 7, SE WA state |
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Ka30P wrote:
Rob wrote: What is a dyi filter? Do It Yourself. I'm pretty sure 'dyi' is an acronym for "Do yourself in" :-) Or in my case, Husband Builds It Himself. HBIH. We decided to go that route as we didn't like the looks or capcity of any of the commercial ones available. Building it allowed us to build a waterfall around it and hide it from view. We've tinkered with it over the years. Started out as a strictly mech/bio filter and is now just a plant filter with no mech filtering at all except what is swept up by the roots of the water hyancinth or trapped in the roots of the watercress in the waterfall. (This development is just sheer laziness on our part, or maybe the product of having three teenagers and no life or money ;-) No, no, no. It's _not_ laziness. You're simply trying to design a filter which will work for the millions of _other_ ponders out there who _are_ lazy. It's just a public service on your part :-) Anyway, why on earth would anyone want a high-maintenance setup? - you spend so much time keeping the pond working, you don't get to enjoy the pond. -- derek |
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