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| At long last I am building a skippy filter.
I am making scrubbie type things and also bought washable A/C flat filters. My question is whether the flat filters should be cut into pieces and jumbled losely in the skippy as recommended by a couple of sites on making skippy filters or
Thanks for any input.
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| Disclaimer: I'm the last one here to be offering advice, lol. HOWEVER, I can share my experience which is a result of all the wonderful advice I've received here over the years. I have a small pond...actually three pre-forms joined together. I built my skippy using a large lotus pot (the better to disguise it with, my dear). I have plastic lighting grate over the pvc pipe in the bottom. Then a SINGLE piece of a/c filter, then scrubbies topped with quilt batting and another piece of light grating on top. I sprig my plants into that. Ends up looking like a large mixed container with lots of texture and *voila* the skippy is invisible. I will add that, since I built the skippy 3 yrs ago, I've had gin clear water ever since. Ha. Reading back over your question, I could have just said 'leave it flat' and skipped over the details. Oh well. Hope this helps. ~digger |
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| My skippy in a 35 gal Brute trash can. I left mine flat layered in QB and covered with another flat pad also. I use pots for my plants on top in case I do have to tear it down for some reason. The picture is from early last summer.
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Sun, May 30, 10 at 17:41
| "Gin" clear sounds good to me. Time for a martini!!! Thanks Digger and Mammasue for your input. We are waiting for marine epoxy to set as I make more scrubbies. Anne |
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| Ha! Will that be shaken or stirred? =] Anne, I'd love to hear how you make scrubbies. ~digger |
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Mon, May 31, 10 at 6:51
| Very gently stirred with a feta cheese stuffed olive on a toothpick!! I still have LOTS more to make, so I'll take pictures. They aren't pretty but they will work. Lots cheaper than store-bought too. |
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Mon, May 31, 10 at 17:01
| Digger. I posted pictures and instruction of how to make scrubbies in the Gallery section. |
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| While I probably have enough scrubbies, I would like to know of a cheap source. What is the 'Gallery section'. I tried searching in the Photo Gallery without success. I just had some tile work done and the tile guy used a large pad that looked like it might be useful but he didn't know what it cost because it was part of a kit. He did say he had heard it might be like some filter but I haven't seen filter material like he used. |
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Tue, Jun 1, 10 at 10:14
| Chas, To get to the gallery section, click the back arrow to return to the main discussions menu. Just above all the postings (Don't go all the way to the top of the page), on the right it will list "Gallery" and "Conversations". Click on Gallery. You will see my post about scrubbies. Anne |
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| Thanks, Anne =] |
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