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washington Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	What layers do you have and in which order in your cannister filters
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
gudel Hobbyist Posts: 259 Kudos: 64 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-May-2002	bottom to top, ehfimech, ehfifix, ehfisubstrat, ehfilav and filter floss. also inside the filter has carbon and biochemzorb. what do you have?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
washington Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	nothing like that! top tray some finer sponge Middle tray some noodles coarser sponge Bottem tray bio balls and noodles Is there a thread on setting up your cannister filter or canister filter advice anyone can point me to Oh and are the temporary profiles deleted from the temp forums as i was "boy from oz" but now it tells me the user downunder is already in use but won't accept my password
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
gudel Hobbyist Posts: 259 Kudos: 64 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-May-2002	in canister filters, it's free for all, you use whatever you want. ehfimech is the equivalent of coarse sponge, that goes first to filter out larger particles, so your setup is a little strange, bio balls before the coarse filter?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	washington I think in any type of filtration process the course is always placed first to remove all the heavy waste then as the water procedes further it can go through several stages but should be just that little bit finer to remove the finer particals, then the last filter can be two fine ones placed together or an ultra fine to return the water to the tank as clean as posible. Further more it must be all pulled down regualy and cleaned then replaced as required. I have a Large Eheim Pro and the next pull down I will be replacing the single fine layer with two fine layers. The Eheim has plenty of pressure as not to worry it at all. I hope this a help to you. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
simpkia Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 93 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-May-2004	i have just recently set up a canister filter for my tank. it had almost no intructions and after what i've read on this thread, my filter is stacked backwards! However on the other hand, the difference in water quality since I got the filter has been fantastic so I don't think you can make too many big mistakes with a canister filter.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
washington Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	Yeah well i am not sure wether mine flows from the top or bottom so mine could be stacked backwards as well. its a via aqau 750 or aqua one i think they are called as well.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	via aqau 750 or aqua I can not help you there. Next time you pull it appart look to see where the inlet and outlets are this should be the big answer. Or some member might have one. The other answer is ask where you bought it from. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:39


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