Re: Corner Box Filters (was Re: Carbon)
Adrian R. Tappin (atappin at ecn.net.au)
Wed, 07 Aug 1996 13:40:41 +1000
At 02:25 7/08/96 +1000, Andrew wrote:
>At 12:19 AM 8/7/96 +0800, David wrote:
>(snip)
>>It seemed that in the "old" days of corner box filters everyone used a hunk
>>of floss and a bit of carbon, if only they new now what we know, unactivated
>>carbon does nothing!
>
>The really wierd thing is how efficient the air-driven box filter really is
>in a small tank... I use a couple of them, packed with drinking straws
>and/or floss. They do the trick nicely.
Yes, I think the old corner box filter does a better job than the sponge
filters favoured by many people. I know one commercial breeders that runs
all his breeding tanks with home made box filters made from 4 litre plastic
ice-cream containers filled with gravel and they do a very good job.
Adrian.
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Adrian R. Tappin
atappin at ecn.net.au
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