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Posted by Mister Gardener on April 25, 2006, 9:11 am
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>>On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:01:09 -0500, Dick wrote
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>>> Whisper filters provide the charcoal and filter bags separately.
>>> However Penguin and Whisper both include charcoal in the maintenance
>>> kits whether you use it or not. I have lots of charcoal on hand, darn
>>> it.
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>>Why not just leave the charcoal in? Even if you don't think it's doing any
>>chemical filtration, it's still a great place for nitrifying bacteria to
>>grow.
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>>-E
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>At first I did leave the charcoal in, but found I could not clean the
>combination bag and charcoal clean enough to get good flow through.
>Then I bought bulk filter media and only used the frame to hold the
>media. Usually I reuse the same frames over and over for the
>Penguins. I had a problem with the Whisper frames with bags. After
>cleaning the bags while on the frames (no charcoal), I put them into
>the sunlight. One of my dogs found the Whisper frame and bag a great
>toy. He shredded them. Never touched the Penguin filter or frame.
><g>
>
>dick
That has got to be the most convincing filter brand endorsement that I
have ever seen. I think NetMax oughta add this review to his web page
on filters.
-- Mister Gardener
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> Whisper filters provide the charcoal and filter bags separately.
> However Penguin and Whisper both include charcoal in the maintenance
> kits whether you use it or not. I have lots of charcoal on hand, darn
> it.