Polyester Floss In My Filter

[memder]

Hi,

I would like to enchance the bio-filtation capacity of my filter. So I decided to add some floss or foam in my filter's extra space.

But PetSmart & PetCo sell flosses and foams for a creazy price, like $5 for a small bag.

So I went to the craft section in the Walmart and found some soft and thin floss pads. They are made of polyester and only 20 cents each. So I bought one, cut it into the size of my filter.

The flow is good and is not interfered at all.

Do you think it's a good idea to put a polyester floss pad in the filter to grow filter media? Does polyester release anything that damages the water or kills bacterias

Thanks a ton.

 

[Rooster]

Been doing this for years, and saved a LOT of money !

 

[jgray152]

Bad idea for bio logical media. You WILL need to clean the floss since its primary use if for fine particle filtration.

 

[Mystil]

I have this stuff in my filter...I leave it in there for afew days and when i take it out its a murkey brown....horrible

But at least this stuff is not in my tank anymore.