Reef Central Online Community

Home Forum Here you can view your subscribed threads, work with private messages and edit your profile and preferences View New Posts View Today's Posts

Find other members Frequently Asked Questions Search Reefkeeping ...an online magazine for marine aquarists Support our sponsors and mention Reef Central

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community Archives > General Interest Forums > New to the Hobby

 
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01/10/2008, 11:38 AM
rob020880 rob020880 is offline
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 307
Water polishing?

Hello,
I want to use a filter to polish my water. What would you recommend. I have been looking at using a diatom filter, or perhaps some sort of canister filter.

I want to know what is the best filter out there that will get the most out of the water? This is a filter that I would use about twice per month.
  #2  
Old 01/10/2008, 11:47 AM
scotmc scotmc is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 499
Most peole use a LF 150 with carbon. Does a good job
  #3  
Old 01/10/2008, 11:55 AM
rob020880 rob020880 is offline
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 307
Who makes the LF 150?
  #4  
Old 01/10/2008, 11:59 AM
an411 an411 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Derby CT
Posts: 1,000
Two little fishes I just bought 2 of them one to run carbon and one to run phosban from marine depot 46 bucks with a 150 gal container of phosban. but without the phosban deal at other places they are around 35-38 bucks. and to run one the maxi jet 404 pump is what I was recommended I been researching and posting stuff about these all this week. HTH
  #5  
Old 01/10/2008, 12:03 PM
rob020880 rob020880 is offline
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 307
This is a phosreactor. I am looking for either a diatom filter, or some kind of canister filter which filters to a very low micron level. So that I can get all the crap out of my tank when I do a water change or blow all the detritus off the sand.
  #6  
Old 01/10/2008, 12:55 PM
JUNI0R JUNI0R is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Posts: 56
Have you thought about using sock filters. I believe you can get them in 100 micron.
__________________
Nothing is impossible if you're not the one who has to do it.
  #7  
Old 01/10/2008, 01:07 PM
scotmc scotmc is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 499
Quote:
Originally posted by rob020880
This is a phosreactor. I am looking for either a diatom filter, or some kind of canister filter which filters to a very low micron level. So that I can get all the crap out of my tank when I do a water change or blow all the detritus off the sand.
This is what carbon is used for. A canister filter will not get you better results. The best way to "polish" water is the use of carbon.
  #8  
Old 01/10/2008, 01:17 PM
an411 an411 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Derby CT
Posts: 1,000
scotmc I agree I never used a canister filter before but from what I heard is that they have to be cleaned very often because if not they become a nitrate factory.
  #9  
Old 01/10/2008, 01:19 PM
Sk8r Sk8r is offline
Team RC Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Spokane WA
Posts: 12,245
Be sure that you are not 'over-cleaning' your water. Microlife including copepods feeds corals and fish.
__________________
Sk8r

"Make haste slowly." ---Augustus.

"If anything CAN go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible moment."---St. Murphy.
  #10  
Old 01/10/2008, 01:27 PM
scotmc scotmc is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 499
You do not need a canister filter to run carbon. You can use a LF 150. Yes it is a phosban reactor, but can run carbon in it.
  #11  
Old 01/10/2008, 02:06 PM
JUNI0R JUNI0R is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Posts: 56
It sounds like he wants to only use the filter while stirring up detritus, not contantly. I agree the LF 150 works great with carbon, I have it on my tank. But for short term ( 1-2 days twice a month) to grab detritus I think sock filter would work. I believe he doesn't want to actually 'polish' the water, but rather justs wants to get built up detritus out when its stirred up.
__________________
Nothing is impossible if you're not the one who has to do it.
  #12  
Old 01/10/2008, 04:49 PM
rob020880 rob020880 is offline
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 307
Exactly I will use this just to clean the water when it gets stirred up. Like when I blow out all the detritus before a water change. Has anyone used a diatom filter?
  #13  
Old 01/10/2008, 07:27 PM
jennibee13 jennibee13 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NY
Posts: 52
ozone
  #14  
Old 01/10/2008, 08:06 PM
rob020880 rob020880 is offline
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 307
What about ozone?
  #15  
Old 01/10/2008, 08:10 PM
scotmc scotmc is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 499
Quote:
Originally posted by JUNI0R
It sounds like he wants to only use the filter while stirring up detritus, not contantly. I agree the LF 150 works great with carbon, I have it on my tank. But for short term ( 1-2 days twice a month) to grab detritus I think sock filter would work. I believe he doesn't want to actually 'polish' the water, but rather justs wants to get built up detritus out when its stirred up.
Well said. If you don't have a fuge. You could put a filter sock on your hose when changing your water.
  #16  
Old 01/10/2008, 09:32 PM
Mini Me6 Mini Me6 is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Nutley, New Jersey
Posts: 138
Since I don't know what size, I'll give ya an example of what I do to polish my water.

I have an AP12 reef tank. On every water change, I turkey baste the rocks/corals and run my Duetto 100 submersible power filter with only cotton. It takes about 1/2 hour before it becomes clogged with detrius matter.

Maybe you could implement such a routine. Diatom filters may work well, but they can be a hastle to operate.

You really want to implement something that you could run for a short period of time and easy to set-up without tubing and valves.

In my opinion, cotton is one of the best inexpensive polishers on the market.

I hope I helped you out a little. Hope you find what you need to polish your tank.
  #17  
Old 01/10/2008, 10:11 PM
Feclar Feclar is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 31
Quote:
Originally posted by Mini Me6
Since I don't know what size, I'll give ya an example of what I do to polish my water.

I have an AP12 reef tank. On every water change, I turkey baste the rocks/corals and run my Duetto 100 submersible power filter with only cotton. It takes about 1/2 hour before it becomes clogged with detrius matter.

Maybe you could implement such a routine. Diatom filters may work well, but they can be a hastle to operate.

You really want to implement something that you could run for a short period of time and easy to set-up without tubing and valves.

In my opinion, cotton is one of the best inexpensive polishers on the market.

I hope I helped you out a little. Hope you find what you need to polish your tank.
What is cotton?
  #18  
Old 01/10/2008, 10:25 PM
JUNI0R JUNI0R is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pasadena, CA
Posts: 56
FYI, I was looking at another thread and I saw that sk8r had posted this in part of one of his replies...

"I think you were earlier asking about a diatom filter---are you the one? Those clog impossibly fast: you'd be changing it out every 6 hours."

I believe it was meant for this thread.
__________________
Nothing is impossible if you're not the one who has to do it.
  #19  
Old 01/10/2008, 11:30 PM
kracker kracker is offline
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 7
Thumbs up

chemi pure
  #20  
Old 01/11/2008, 12:15 PM
rob020880 rob020880 is offline
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 307
I just ordered a magnum 350. I will see how that works?
 

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:52 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef Central™ Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2009