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Yes, i have a undergravel filter, which is powered by an air pump. (I only have a 10-15 gallon air pump, in a 29 gallon tank. But i don't that makes a difference, becasue it should just blow out the same amount of air through the 2 tubes) But when i put the carbon cartridges on, it slows down the flow of the filtering water (Bubbles come out every 2-3 seconds, i thought it would come out all the time and have a pretty good current). Then i read that if there isn't a good current going through the cartridges the carbon cartridges will actully be toxins for the fish. So what should i do to help. Is the undergravel filter still cleaning the tank without the cartridges, or should i get a bigger air pump which will help the current of the water through the cartridges? Please help....
Yes i also have a filter going on also, and it have rosy and tiger barbs with rasaboras....
Do I really need the carbon cartridges on the filter tubes...

An UGF requires a large air pump to get the water moving. It works by the air going up the tube drawing water with it creating a suction through the gravel to draw the mulm down into it. So yes you do need a bigger air pump for it to work properly.

Carbon is pretty much useless on the top of UGF's. They can actually be toxic unless you change it every 2 weeks or more often. Charcoal has actually been proven to not be effective in any filter except if you need to remove meds or tannins. Save your money and don't bother with it.

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2008-03-29 17:29:04 by jvang_22

Recycling the Nano Lagoon filter cartridge is simple and economical. Once a month, remove the blue filter cartridge from your Aquatech 5-15 ...

You may be helping a lot of people to save money and keep healthy by answering and share your experience using Brita filters.

I found that Brita Filter replacement cartridges and similar products are extremely expensive. Not mention if you have to pay for the water+sewage as well in your monthly utility bill.

1. Is it good for pregnant woman to drink water filtered by brita instead of buying bottled/distilled water?
2. Is brita filter cartridge contains only activated carbon, what are the white/cream particles inside?
3. Is it easy to regenerate just by boiling it, or you have to reactivate the carbon by baking or burning it?
4. Can you replace the carbon with regular activated carbon (with the same particle size)?

It depends on what you are wanting to filter out of the tap water. Do you know if your tap water contains an elevated level of lead or other heavy metal or chemicals other than the chlorine added in water treatment? If not, I suspect that most filters are very effective far beyond their recommended capacity, since that is based on the worst possible level of contamination in any water system. If you want to test this, use the filter for a while beyond the recommended replacement date, and test the water for chlorine with a swimming pool test kit. If you don't have a pool or know someone with one, call local pool maintenance companies & see what they would charge to test it for you. I am quite certain that there is no way to regenerate activated charcoal/carbon.

2006-10-06 12:27:36 by coza b

Price: $10.60 $10.60

Meets all plumbing codes
Low pressure drop makes it ideal for whole house or areas where higher flow carbon block filtration is needed
Reduces chlorine taste and odor

it seems such a waste. Is there anyone who offers cartridges which have screw off top or bottom so it can simply be refilled with fresh activated carbon? I can find 50 pouinds of activated carbon for like a dollar a pound. That would be about 1/20th the cost of buying a whole plastice cartridge every few months.
re: <<will it still be activated charcoal>>
Well it sat in the side of a mountain for a hundred millenium I would hope the carbon should age well sitting in a pastic bag in my closet. I mean how long do those store filters sit on the shelf before you come along and buy them? Are those still "activated" either? If anything should age pretty well I would hope it would be a charcoal rock.

If your pretty handy, maybe you can modify one of the store bought filters to work. By the way, thanks for a great idea. I think I'll give that a try.

2007-11-13 10:07:23 by qikceltic

Price: $14.95 $11.95

Connects to all popular water bottles
Can be used with most water filters
Fits bite valve of most hydration packs for easy filling

You may be helping a lot of people to save money and keep healthy by answering and share your experience using Brita filters.

I found that Brita Filter replacement cartridges and similar products are extremely expensive. Not mention if you have to pay for the water+sewage as well in your monthly utility bill.

1. Is it good for pregnant woman to drink water filtered by brita instead of buying bottled/distilled water?
2. Is brita filter cartridge contains only activated carbon, what are the white/cream particles inside?
3. Is it easy to regenerate just by boiling it, or you have to reactivate the carbon by baking or burning it?
4. Can you replace the carbon with regular activated carbon (with the same particle size)?

The truth is that TAP WATER is just fine in most communities. State laws regulate frequent samplings, inspections and reports on the content of our drinking water.

Lugging in jugs of bottled water to drink in your house is simply not necessary.

2006-10-06 12:24:03 by coza b

Hey guys.

I just bought one of those AquaClear activated carbon filter media from a local pet store, since I couldn't find the regular carbon cartridges my filter uses.

I followed the boxes instructions by rinsing it throughly in water, but these black particles keep coming out from inside the bag, and there seems to be no end to it. I've already rinsed the media out for over 10 minutes, but the activated carbon still turns the water all dark and murky; it's beastly stuff.

But can I still put this into my power filter? Or does there seem to be something wrong with the activated carbon I just bought?

sounds to me that the carbon in the bag,has been pulverized.the particals are so small they find the way out of the bag.ten minutes.is way too long to be rinsing this carbon.the dust generated from the shipping/handling should have been rinsed away in a minute or so.take it back to the pet store.by the way, its a good idea to rinse carbon in purified water,as the tap water contaminates saturate the carbon reducing its life and ability to soak up pollutants.it should be sealed away from the air as well.

2009-03-29 13:17:15 by •Aethereality•