bottlerocket Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 There is a lot of dusty like particals in my water, what is it, why is it there and how do i get rid of it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 as tim "the toolman" tailor says: MORE POWER! i had the same prob, and the answer for me was to add a powerhead to stir up everything so that the filter could suck it up! (i se an overflow, but the point sticks) HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 my rainwater has pine pollen in it at the moment, you can get rid of it by using a flocculant - look for a product called water clarifier or similar that says it works by sticking the particles together. It makes the particles clump so they don't go right through the filter. The pollen was going right through my filters before I flocculated it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 just shove some fine filter wool in your filter, or make a pre filter (use the search function on here for more info) and you should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 it was going right through a big wodge of fine filter wool, that pollen is sneaky stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 what is pollen doing in the water any how? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 what is pollen doing in the water any how? :lol: That pollen is everywhere at the moment! I'm sooooo glad I don't get hay fever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 every morning i have a sheet of pollen over my car - yes it does get everywhere and yes I do suffer from hayfever.. it's a terrible time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Everything is yellow here. Between the pine and the wattle we have patients coming in for hay fever injections and antihistamine pills :roll: Although it is all over the ponds and daphnia containers, I don't have it in my aquarium (thanks to the lid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 is wattle particularly bad for hayfever causing pollen? becuase I live in WATTLE downs and am surrounded by wattle trees and pine trees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I dont think palmerston north even has spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Wattle and pine are both well known triggers for allergies :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Back to the dust particles - I had a similar prob and tried the stuff that binds the particles together - It worked a little but I found that JBL SymecMirco filter media "polished" my water the best! It is material like stuff that you cut to fit whatever size filter you have ... works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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