Puggle Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 When i leave water in a tub to age for a few days, it ends up with lots of dust and stuff in it. This is really noticeable when trying to take photos. I came up with a simple solution to get crystal-clear water. Take a plastic cup and poke a bunch of holes in the bottom. Half fill the cup with filter wool. Add water. Here's the result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 fantastic! I use a similar method when siphoning gunk from fry tanks. After my big pH crash incident I find it hard to trust Sydney water, but sometimes I want to get the snail poop out. So I get a funnel (made out of the cut-off top of a coke bottle I used in an old barracks once, so it has a nice wide spout) and I put a paper dust mask in it, then stick it in the top of a 1L milk bottle that has holes poked all around the outside, which is itself standing in a bucket. Then I siphon the mulm through the paper dust mask (being careful not to siphon fry - but unavoidable - they can be carefully retrieved from the dust mask afterwards) and eventually tip the CRYSTAL CLEAR water back into the tank. This way I can remove the nitrate-removing poop but not introduce whatever in in the tap water that week, or shock the fry. But to be honest, these days I don't bother, LOL. I leave the gunk there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiPS Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I love the filter-cup idea! I might try to bodgy something up on a slightly larger scale. Lilli, I do the dust-mask thing with snail poo as well: it certainly helps to get fry through the first couple of weeks without foul water. Mick (bakerman) has an ingenious flow-through system for pre-filtering his water on a large scale, using a bucket filter full of carbon and floss to remove contaminants. Hose goes in one end -- purified water comes out the other. I've drawn a pic of the system as I recall it: I hope Mick doesn't mind me sharing it, and I hope I've got the details right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggle Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I tried using dust masks but it didn't work. Maybe they were the wrong kind. The water wouldn't go through them at all - they were completely waterproof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 yeah, some are non-permeable, I got some like that when I tried to replace my 1st lot. Luckily the brands are usually so cheap you can just try them and chuck them if they don't work. I wish I could remember the brand I use that does work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I grabbed some at BigW that worked. I'd want a 2nd baffle from the top on the right in that setup Vicki, to force the water through the finer filter wool That would be totally awesome! Sparkly arkly water! pre aged and oh-so-clear :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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