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Posted by Tynk on January 30, 2008, 5:37 pm
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> > I've been reading how many people make their own filter cartridge
> > replacments using the plastic frame of an used store-bought filter
> > cartridge, and then taking the filter material off and charcoal and
> > attaching some inexpensive filtering material, such as polyester batting=
> > from a fabric store.
>
> > That sounded great to me: instead of spending $5 per filter replacement
> > cartride per month, make your own for pennies per month.
> > I went to a fabric store and bought some polyester batting (like they us=
e
> > to make quilts) off of a roll, that they had to cut for me, and used tha=
t
> > on an old filter cartridge plastic frame (attaching it with rubber bands=
).
> > As many people suggested, I made sure I didn't buy any polyester batting=
> > that had a fire retardant or or other chemical on it.
>
> This is why I have all Aquaclears. =A0The inexpensive sponge filters are
> squeezed out and last for several years.
>
> > My homemade filter seems to work well at filtering dirt out of the water=
,
> > but only problem is, it leaves lots of white fuzz or little polyester
> > threads and fuzz floating around in my aquarium water. Its probably
> > because this polyester batting seems to pull apart easily, so it seems
> > that the water flowing through it tends to wash out little particles and=
> > threads from the polyestester batting.
>
> I haven't had that problem when using poly batting. =A0You will save money=
by
> replacing your filter/filters with Aquaclears, and they last for many year=
s.
>
> > Do any of you who make your own filter cartridges with polyester batting=
> > have this problem? Is there a different kind of batting that would work
> > better? If so, where do you get it and what's it called? Is there any
> > other material I can use instead of polyester batting that is inexpensiv=
e
> > and works well, while not leaving little pieces of fizz in the water? BT=
W,
> > I have a Penguin 125 filter that I'm using this on. Thanks for your help=
!
>
> Maybe it being cut from a roll was the problem. I used the kind used for
> stuffing small pillows and toys. I pulled it apart. I didn't cut it.
>
> --
>
> RM....
> Zone 6. =A0Middle TN USA
> ~~~~ =A0}<((((*> =A0~~~ =A0 }<{{{{(=F6>
As RM stated,.You do not have that problem with Aqua Clear filters,
as they do not need propreitary filter media. YOur really better off
using the ridgid filter batt media than the soft polyester junk they
sell in fabric stores. Its stiff enough in a lot of cases yu can
forget about a plastic frame as its sufficeintly stiff and strong
enough to stand up without a frame as support. A lot of LFS sell it
as does online pet supply vendors like Big Als..plus it comes in
afairly large sheets inpregnated with activated carbon, or phosphate
or nitrate removing compounds that actually do work.
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> replacments using the plastic frame of an used store-bought filter
> cartridge, and then taking the filter material off and charcoal and
> attaching some inexpensive filtering material, such as polyester batting
> from a fabric store.
>
> That sounded great to me: instead of spending $5 per filter replacement
> cartride per month, make your own for pennies per month.
> I went to a fabric store and bought some polyester batting (like they use
> to make quilts) off of a roll, that they had to cut for me, and used that
> on an old filter cartridge plastic frame (attaching it with rubber bands).
> As many people suggested, I made sure I didn't buy any polyester batting
> that had a fire retardant or or other chemical on it.