I will video tape how to use it for Marine use the next time I use it.So everyone can see how easy it is to use.
Yes Bobby I really like this new filter by MarineLand it is so easy to set up and use. Way easier than the vortex DE filter I use to use. An no leaking water lines or pump so you don't have to set it in a bucket to use it.
If it's anything like the original Magnum Cannister filters, they have a pleated micron cartridge. Just add DE. I loved those original Magnum filters. They are way easier to use than the Vortex. The only downside is that the surface area through the micron cartridge is much lower and plugs up quite easily. I could see one used for small tanks for more continuous / treatment purposes.
For some reason everyone in the marine hobby forgot about DE in their maintenance as well as treatment options. I think everyone is worried it will strip the water too clean. Well that is not possible as the corals and organisms we keep are always releasing to the water column.i have been blessed to have always had a diatom filter available model d1. as part of my maintenance i have diatomed the and bed then polished the water running it up to 24 hours when ever the fish have shown distress. my latest mixed reef display tank has been up and running for over 26 years. no quarantine tank. i have never had a fish sick for more than a few days. heat slowly up 79/80, salinity down to 1.020 solely, and diatom both the sand bed and run the water polishing to remove all free swimming parasites. do this every few days until no signs remain. my display tank fish live 2 to 3 times as long as the published life expectancy. ie my flame angle is 20+ years and is as healthy a the day i bought him. sailfin tang 25+ years, 3 striped damsel passed away from ich, my guess 30 years now for thee fist time i have a new 240 gal that as ich, so bad that that i lost 12 tangs and others over two weeks. the fish were very ill although not obvious at the time of purchase. after week one the remaining fish appear to be getting not worst/better. over the next few weeks i will continue t diatom both sand and water to remove the most of the remaining eggs and freeswimming parisites.In another thread, it has been postulated that a diatom filter can be effectively used to filter out the free swimming stage of ich, velvet, etc. The poster provided the two links below as evidence to support his theory:
http://aquarticles.com/articles/management/Lawler_Diatomfilters.html
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https://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdon...F6-280F1BA996E2/393/LA_redfish_production.pdf
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I'm taking the opposing view. While a diatom filter may be useful for managing the presence of ich, akin to a UV sterilizer; I don't see how it can possibly remove all of the free swimming parasites from the water before at least one attaches to a fish and the parasite's life cycle begins anew. I also don't see how it can be used to control velvet, due to the sheer number of dinospores (free swimmers) active in the water when velvet is present.
But hey, maybe I'm wrong!
Is a diatom capable of completely eradicating parasites from an aquarium, especially velvet? Or is it just an indefinite maintenance tool (like a UV sterilizer)?
What size diatom filter would I need to treat a test subject with velvet in a 29 gal QT? How long would I need to treat for before the fish could be considered parasite free?
What other diseases is a diatom filter supposedly capable of managing or eradicating? Ich, velvet, brook, uronema, gill flukes, internal parasites, bacterial infections???
Please discuss below!
It depends on how long you want to leave it in the tank for. I have around 140g total volume and it takes 2 or 3 hours to clean up my water after I finish cleaning the tank.
what would you have to do to use a diatom filter on multiple tanks for parasite control? i dont want to cross contaminate by using it on a QT,HT and DT. What steps if any would i have to take? Thank Tom
