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Who are you calling dirty?
I'm as clean as a natural reef... I did overfeeding intentionally for years- no mechanical filtration except protein skimming and ATS (not even socks). I always felt guilty killing all the life in my exports. I now honestly believe that the key to a successful reef is fish poop. So, like any good farmer, I now collect it, use it to cultivate food, and feed it back to my livestock. In the process, the biofauna (and some poop) that thrives in that cycle feed the reef. Dirty! Humph!
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Hey there. I'm thinking of building a automatic mechanical filter just like u did for a 330 gal. I'd love to use coolant paper but the source seems to be eBay and they want like $35 for shipping. How has the batting worked out for you? How long do you get out of your 14 yard spools before having to change them. I love the fact that the coolant paper comes in long spools and that it can filter down to a much finer micron. I'm a bit torn because I think that the media would dictate the design and don't know which to go with. Any help is appreciated!
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I really like the coolant or milk filter paper idea, being that it is disposable and cheap. If you go that route I would probably use a float switch as it will clog faster and you don't want to waste material. I can tell you that the rollermat is suppose to use 60 micron paper, and I would guess you would not want to go much below 50. I was thinking about using this http://www.farmandranchdepot.com/far...ll-Case-6.html I would contact the manufacture, but I would bet it is 40-50 microns. shipping is $10. I would also consider that ebay sellers 100 micron paper. shipping is expensive, but if you bought it infrequently and in larger quantities it wouldn't be to bad. I wouldn't know where to look for it locally, but you might try asking large machinery mechanics where they get it, or if you can buy some from them. |
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I bought my filter paper through eBay. It's an expensive upfront cost, but I think my 75 yard roll is going to last a few years.
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It would be similar to trying to cut a roll of those blue shop towels, so I doubt you'd get a clean cut trying to cut the full roll in half. If you pull off 15-20 feet you could easily cut a single layer with scissors, though the end result will depend on how well you can cut down the middle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks guys. I've ordered a 100 yard, 80 micron, 28" roll which I will cut down to 3. I've also got some supplies and will start moding the sump tomorrow! Can't wait to say bye to filter socks. This is the one area of my system that is not automated and I slack on.... Like big time.
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Does anyone know about how wide in diameter a full 100 yard paper roll is?
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Sweet! Good luck. You might also try asking the eBay seller how he cuts his- or ask him if he will cut it for you. He is clearly cutting larger rolls down, so he must have a good way Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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No he didn't. I'll ask him at some point and report back.
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My roller filter has been running for a few months now it might be the best piece of equipment on the system now, just a few suggestions I have learned make a adjustable float , they do such a great job in removing ditrus it becomes a good way to control nutrient level buy the dwell time in the water.second mine needed a way to diffuse the water some so it wasn't directly hitting the filter media, I use a cheap Chinese dc 3rpm motor directly threw the float switch and small dcpower adapter, I used the felt from Walmart and cut and sewed it , should last all year on 40.00$
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Would you mind showing or explaining to us how you attached the idler pulley to the pvc pipe? I couldnt get my gears to work so was thinking about using belts like you did. |
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