MeGustaUnaPez926

Is there anyway you can make filter floss all on your own? I only have one and I can't get to the LFS for awhile, and I am trying to rid my tank of green water. Any ideas for substitutes?

Shawnie

once you can get to a store, go to walmart or any craft store and buy a huge bag of polyester stuffing for a pillow ..make sure no dyes or perfumes and you can get a bag for $4 or so that will last you forever!

MeGustaUnaPez926

Hey, I already have that, I'm (sort of) a seamstress. Sweet, now I don't have to buy anything! So I just take a hunk of that and stick it in?

Nick G

Good call Shawnie! Thats what I use and it works great. I even keep extra pieces in the hood filter of my Oscar tank for "instant" cycling of other tanks if need be!

MeGustaUnaPez926

Hey, that a great idea, I think I might do that if I ever have to cycle another tank! Thanks!

CHoffman

That's what I use too..It's great and cheap. That's awesome that you already have it on hand. That's a score.

Shawnie

I have extra floss in all my filters for the MTS sickness lol..just make sure its pure thats all it also works for the smaller tanks that need less outtake(for bettas) or intake (so fry dont get sucked up inside)

MeGustaUnaPez926

The great thing is I am most likely never going to make a pillow again, so that was just sitting there. I feel like such a dork, but I'm really excited about this!!!

Shawnie

dont feel that way!!! I wouldnt have ever thought of something like this if I didnt read it here on fishlore...now thats about all I use for filter media other than the tanks I run carbon in ....such a great savings for sure

Butterfly

Thats what I use also Besides dyes and perfumes make sure it doesn't have flame retardants and mildew retardants in it. Just the plain stuffing
carol

MeGustaUnaPez926

Shoot... Should I take it out then? It's flame resistant...

Butterfly

I don't know what effect the retardant will have and have never used floss with it in it but since they use a chemical to make it flame resistant I would. Sorry
Carol

MeGustaUnaPez926

Dang... Okay, I guess it'll come out then.

≈ D ≈

agabr123

as ≈ D ≈, pointed out, you're going to want to get a bag for the filter floss rather than just putting it in there to prevent pieces from getting everywhere

MeGustaUnaPez926

Yeah, that's a good point. I'm really upset because it was just starting to work!

Butterfly

I just stuff mine in the filter behind the sponges It doesn't go anywhere.

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Nicolas Rodriguez

Ok so im just reading this, if i stuff this in my filter, then when my father sets up his tank i can just stuff it all in there and it would be the same as putting established filter media in? 0.o

Red1313

Seeded media acts to speed cycle a tank. The long that the media has been in a mature tank the faster it will cycle a new tank. Depending on the size of the new tank it will either insta cycle it or speed cycle. However the media needs to be seeded for roughly 3 weeks first.

Nicolas Rodriguez

sweet, thanks for the input.

aquarist48

I use batting material from Wal Mart craft department. Works GREAT!

griffin

that's what i use as well. works great, and cheap too! just be sure to get the kind that doesn't have any extra chemicals for stuff like flame retardant and such

whiskeyhill

Here's how you do it...simple,fast.....done

MeGustaUnaPez926

Um, whiskey hill, was there a picture that was supposed to be attached to that, because I'm not understanding...

Iron waffle

It's supposed to be a video, i see it just fine

MeGustaUnaPez926

Oh, I've got software on my computer that filters out all videos. Case solved!

MizRamzi

I've noticed that no one mentions the use of charcoal with their media. Is it really not necessary? Does it kill the healthy bacteria? Is it just for removing ammonia?

Butterfly

Most of us don't use charcoal unless removing meds from our tanks. It lasts such a short time before it quits works that it's not worth replacing. charcoal doesn't kill the bacteria but it doesn't remove ammonia either.
Carol

MizRamzi

well gezzzzz, now that makes me fill up with all kinds of questions. Where did the idea come from? Why do they sell it? And the biggest question is, where the heck have I been? I mean just about every filter sold has charcoal embedded into it. Now that I don't need it (it is a pain anyways) I'm gonna buy my own stuffin. Thanks for the info.

mjordan

what about the carbon that supposablt last 4 to 6 months.

ill get in dr fosters real quick. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...77&pcatid=4177

is this stuff any good. i was looking at it in one of there magazines yesterday.

its called chemi-pure