Penguin 330 - Power Filter Tricks
by William McReynolds
Performing these steps will convert this relatively inexpensive, (humble?) little power filter, into a high performance, biological filtration monster! The trick to accomplishing this feat, is aeration of the customizable media trays. Creating a 'reverse action', mini-sized, wet/dry trickle filter!
How?
Instead of the standard wet/dry filter method of water trickling and splashing DOWN over (dry) rock media - air is pumped and bubbled UP inside the media trays through the (wet) rock matrix media of the Optimized filter!
Tools
Supplies
Optimization Steps
by William McReynolds
Performing these steps will convert this relatively inexpensive, (humble?) little power filter, into a high performance, biological filtration monster! The trick to accomplishing this feat, is aeration of the customizable media trays. Creating a 'reverse action', mini-sized, wet/dry trickle filter!
How?
Instead of the standard wet/dry filter method of water trickling and splashing DOWN over (dry) rock media - air is pumped and bubbled UP inside the media trays through the (wet) rock matrix media of the Optimized filter!
Tools
- (1) Pair of Scissors
- (1) Single Edged Craft Razor
Supplies
- (Length) Of Regular Sized Air-line Tubing
- (1) Air-Line Tubing 'Tee' Fitting
- (1) Small Container of either Seachem, De-Nitrator Matrix or Eheim, EHFI Substrate
- (1) Supreme Made, Mag-Drive Submersible Pump Foam Pre-Filter for Models 2 thru 5
- (1) Small Capacity (quiet!) aquarium air pump
Optimization Steps
- Remove the 2 blue colored filter foam/plastic filter screens from the power filter. Using the Single Edged Craft Razor, carefully cut a slit down one side of the blue foam for each filter screen. Dump the carbon granules inside each screen into the trash if they are wet, or save unused carbon in a zip-lock bag for later use elsewhere, if desired. Rinse used filter screens in de-chlorinated water, then re-fill each filter screen with pre-rinsed matrix rock. Re-Install both filter screens.
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