weasel
Member
- Joined
- 6 Apr 2013
- Messages
- 70
Theres only one filter designer I know that will tell the truth about his filtration and then give 100% after service,satisfaction and thats Peter waddington.designer of the ERIC filter,which does exactly as he says with no hidden extras,or add ons..The rest is as you say just a big money earner..Also, it's probably another fantasy that manufactures know any more about microbiology than we do. Filter manufacturers know a lot about building plastic buckets and attaching pumps to those buckets. That's about it. Some manufacturers of aquatic products don't even know the first thing about the science of the product that they build. They are simply businessmen who see and fill a market niche. How long ago was it that DC vendors included instructions to use tank water to fill the DC? A totally inappropriate instruction, rendering an already poor tool even more pathetic. WE are the ones who figured out how to use the DC in a way NOT sanctioned by the manufacturer, and which, it turns out works 100% better than "manufactures designed purpose". These manufacturers are the same bozos who remove the media from the bucket when doing the flow rate tests to artificially enhance their official flow throughput ratings. WE are the ones that had to come up with a better formula for figuring out what filter rating to use to give ourselves a better chance of success in a CO2 injected tank.
Hard to believe but koi are living perfectly ok,with nitrite readings of 5.0ppm on initial start up of filter,totaly illiminating new pond syndrome..(if there is such a thing)
Im new to this planted tank lark, so i ask these questions in a way to get some serious responses,
You can get some really conflicting answers on forums and i believe i now have found people who know what there taking about,you cant knock the man who seeks the truth..
Thanks from a keen learner..