Foodsafe Outdoor breather filter for skimmer line.

[FishGeist]

I live in a part of Florida where outside air has high particulates such as mold, mildew, smog, misquote insecticide, herbicides, etc.

My goal here is to minimize these pollutants with a proper outdoor breather filter.

I have searched online for some kind of medical/food safe breathers and even looked at home brew shops, but have come up with nothing.

Tried automotive breather filters but they reek of petrochemicals.

CO2 scrubbers are too expensive.

Any ideas ? OR should i just use the inside air of the house?

 

[dwest]

I live in a part of Florida where outside air has high particulates such as mold, mildew, smog, misquote insecticide, herbicides, etc.

My goal here is to minimize these pollutants with a proper outdoor breather filter.

I have searched online for some kind of medical/food safe breathers and even looked at home brew shops, but have come up with nothing.

Tried automotive breather filters but they reek of petrochemicals.

CO2 scrubbers are too expensive.

Any ideas ? OR should i just use the inside air of the house?

The insecticide would scare me off to be honest. I would just use house air. If I were to try something, I would likely run outside air through a canister filled with GAC.

 

[Pistondog]

I live in a part of Florida where outside air has high particulates such as mold, mildew, smog, misquote insecticide, herbicides, etc.

My goal here is to minimize these pollutants with a proper outdoor breather filter.

I have searched online for some kind of medical/food safe breathers and even looked at home brew shops, but have come up with nothing.

Tried automotive breather filters but they reek of petrochemicals.

CO2 scrubbers are too expensive.

Any ideas ? OR should i just use the inside air of the house?

Only problems would be insecticide or herbicide.
Would a bubbler, outside air sourced, thru a 55 gal drum of water dilute things enough?
Hepa filter and gac cannister?
Sorry can't be more help.

 

[FishGeist]

After some hard searching I found this..

Inline Fluidised Bed Filter Aquarium Filtration Phosphate Purigen Carbon Reactor - Seahorse Breeder

fluidized bed filter,reactor,aquarium water,filtration,nitrates,ammonia,magnavore,seahorse breeding,fish breeding

seahorsebreeder.co.uk

The question is will the skimmer have enough vac to pull through one of these filled with carbon media and possibly some filter floss.

The blubber idea is very plausible, and could be cheaply made even with some 2 liter bottles. The only thing I'd worry about is arterial buildup of fungus and mold.

Then again comes the problem of getting air through all this without the need to hook up an air pump. (more electricity, more cost)

 

[Pistondog]

After some hard searching I found this..

Inline Fluidised Bed Filter Aquarium Filtration Phosphate Purigen Carbon Reactor - Seahorse Breeder

fluidized bed filter,reactor,aquarium water,filtration,nitrates,ammonia,magnavore,seahorse breeding,fish breeding

seahorsebreeder.co.uk

The question is will the skimmer have enough vac to pull through one of these filled with carbon media and possibly some filter floss.

The blubber idea is very plausible, and could be cheaply made even with some 2 liter bottles. The only thing I'd worry about is arterial buildup of fungus and mold.

Then again comes the problem of getting air through all this without the need to hook up an air pump. (more electricity, more cost)

Air pump required, not enought vac