Hi everyone - I just thought I would share an experiment I am trying. A couple of weeks ago I put my filter media (ceramic balls) into a nylon stocking to make cleaning easier in the long run. ABout a week later my filter began to make a bit of a hum so I though that there was some clogging. Long story short -There was a nice slimy build up on the outside of the stocking, so I decided that the pantyhose was filtering out too much of the gunk from the media (maybe making it less effective in the long run) and took it off. Hum went away - But the water had been so so clean! I really hadnt noticed what a difference it had made until I took it out. Wow - it had been sparkling!
So I decided to try an experiment. I cut a round piece of plastic canvas (available at hobby lobby in the yarn section) to the size of my canister. I slipped a clean knee high stocking over it and cut off the excess. Then I put it on top of the carbon filter pad in the canister as the last stage of filtration. Again the water is fantastic! This is the best fine filtration I have ever had - and I have tried the filter floss, the magnums micron filter, etc. There are no floaties in the water at all - it is crystal!
Now I will have to see if it starts to clog and work the canister too hard. So far it doesnt seem to have effected the flow, but I have only had it back in there a couple of days. I am also hoping that since it is the final filter "pad" it will not get as gunky as it did around the media.
Any thoughts, any problems I should anticipate? So low tech with such a great short term result - I hope it lasts without problems!
