What Is This?

[TheeLadyG]

I Inherited a Marineland C530 canister filter (which I am not keeping, I'm getting a different canister tomorrow). Anyway, it came with 3.5 rolls of this filter stuff, can you tell me what it is? Is it meant to be the "polishing" pad at the top of the canister? or...?

the top is pink and very fine. beneath its a coarse white material.

 

[Homeslice]

Filter floss. White side goes towards the way the water is coming.

 

[TheeLadyG]

Filter floss. White side goes towards the way the water is coming.

I know it's filter floss but what kind? like, if I cut it to go in my canister filter what area should it go in? I know that you are supposed to put a fine "polishing" filter pad on top, it's that what this stuff is?

 

[Authmal]

It's two layer filter roll. Basically, cut it to size/shape. The more porous size is for the first stage of mechanical filtration, the finer is for the next, so orient accordingly.

 

[Authmal]

I know it's filter floss but what kind? like, if I cut it to go in my canister filter what area should it go in? I know that you are supposed to put a fine "polishing" filter pad on top, it's that what this stuff is?

Basically, yes, but "top" is going to depend on how the water flows in your canister. The denser portion would be either right before the more fine mechanical filtration or the biological, and the coarser should be first to meet the water flow.

 

[Cichlidude]

It's Pinky Floss! Good stuff. Put it after your course and medium pads.

 

[TheeLadyG]

thanks, everyone!