MrineLfRlz
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Im just curious if this will actually work. Ive seen very few pics of people using sand filter types but anyone us the cartridge type or possibly a bag filter housing type setup for there systems?
anyone us a Cartridge type pool filter on a reef system?
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iced98lx
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So in a reef a few types of filtration are generally 'used':
"Bio" Filtration - this breaks down Ammonia into Nitrate eventually. Typically large surface area of rock work provides plenty of surface area for this.
----> Sub area are things like Bio Pellets, ATS, Fuges and other things designed to either take up nutrients and export them or feed bacteria to force things along.
Mechanical Filtration - Filter socks, Skimmers, canisters, Pads etc. A big cartridge filter for a pool would, I think, all in this category. These take any particulates out of the water that pass through them. I'd be concerned about growing a "Bio" base inside the cartridge and then ripping it out (lowering your tank's ability to handle ammonia) and putting a fresh one in. With a huge system and enough rock it's likely not an issue.
I've never seen one used but that doesn't mean someone isn't having success with it. A lot of the sand filters you see are likely "remote DSBs" where they push water over the top of a deep sand bed to take up nitrates.
"Bio" Filtration - this breaks down Ammonia into Nitrate eventually. Typically large surface area of rock work provides plenty of surface area for this.
----> Sub area are things like Bio Pellets, ATS, Fuges and other things designed to either take up nutrients and export them or feed bacteria to force things along.
Mechanical Filtration - Filter socks, Skimmers, canisters, Pads etc. A big cartridge filter for a pool would, I think, all in this category. These take any particulates out of the water that pass through them. I'd be concerned about growing a "Bio" base inside the cartridge and then ripping it out (lowering your tank's ability to handle ammonia) and putting a fresh one in. With a huge system and enough rock it's likely not an issue.
I've never seen one used but that doesn't mean someone isn't having success with it. A lot of the sand filters you see are likely "remote DSBs" where they push water over the top of a deep sand bed to take up nitrates.
dave.m
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Sorry, NO on that last one. Sand filters on pools have the water pushed through them. They then have to be backflushed to clean the sand out occasionally. That requires a power-hungry pump for the push.
Cartridge filters are expensive to run compared to the amount of water they handle. Reefers usually tend to gradually get their filtering needs down to a minimum over time. This is much less expensive than running an expensive custom cartridge which needs a power-hungry pump to push the water through the media.
Dave.M
Cartridge filters are expensive to run compared to the amount of water they handle. Reefers usually tend to gradually get their filtering needs down to a minimum over time. This is much less expensive than running an expensive custom cartridge which needs a power-hungry pump to push the water through the media.
Dave.M
