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Filter Floss

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I am using alot of fine filter floss/wool at the moment, trying to clear a bacterial bloom. Wondering if the stuff that you buy at arts & crafts places (to stuff cushions/toys etc) would be ok as this could be bought much more cheaply in bulk.
Any thoughts?
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Re: Filter Floss

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I buy 3 bags at a time from there. ;)
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Re: Filter Floss

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Pufferpunk wrote:I buy 3 bags at a time from there. ;)
Excellent - will get some tomorrow. Thanks.
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Trago here we gooooooooooooo !!!!!
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Chillyfish wrote:Trago here we gooooooooooooo !!!!!
Exactly! (although most people on here won't know what we're on about!!)
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Re: Filter Floss

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I bought a huge bag of filter floss from the LFS (we don't have a craft store), and I love it. It lasts forever and is so much cheaper than premade cartridges.
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Re: Filter Floss

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You're lucky - over here, a small box cost me £8.
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Re: Filter Floss

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that's crazy!

anyway keep in mind NOT to recycle that floss. disposable temp media
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Re: Filter Floss

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bigfatfish wrote:
Chillyfish wrote:Trago here we gooooooooooooo !!!!!
Exactly! (although most people on here won't know what we're on about!!)

That's the funny bit!!! Let us no if it works well :)
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maybe you can fill us in?
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Re: Filter Floss

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J-P wrote:maybe you can fill us in?
Its nothing exciting J-P! Just this massive discount store near us, that people travel miles to come to (except us locals, who generally avoid it like the plague!) You can pretty much buy anything & its all under one roof - if you can find it & then join the queues of people to pay for it & maybe if you're lucky, you will be able to find your way out!
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sounds like a walmart on a friday afternoon :)
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It's just a local talkin point !!! Not missin much! Lol
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Re: Filter Floss

Post by Myaj »

Just make sure its not treated to be non-flammable! That stuff is no good for the fish.

If you can find it in the pressed sheets, its even easier to work with than the loose floss ;)
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Re: Filter Floss

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I don't find the pressed stuff to work as well for my filters.
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