Filter material

In a canister filter there are these baskets with white filter material.

I believe to replace these you can use something called batting which you can buy from curtain and/or fabric shops?

Anybody used this stuff? Any opinions on it?

 

i use it , its way way cheaper. Just make sure it hasnt been treated with anything

 

1 = filter wool, fine white fluff stuff from LPS etc
2 = batting, used to line warm clothing, can be bought at places like Metro etc, also fluffy and will do a good job at manual filtration, cathing alot of gunk

 

I just buy the AKWA massive sheet (roll) of filter material.

Pretty damn cheap if I recall, just cut and fit.

In the CF I use the Fluval stuff for foam pads, just because cutting the filter material is a pain in the ass, and I use Ceramic rings in the other baskets, except polishing pad in the lowest one, and ammonia/carbon mix.

 

R12/running m of batting, AKWA stuff is a rip off

 

We use batting in our sumps and it works fine...

 

I have been using it for a long time and have never had a problem with it. It is cheap and easy to replace!!

 

i still need to make a draai at metro an get me some..
presently i still have two tiny bags of R3 filterwool

 

Look for filterwool at your local fabric shop too ..........

 

I and my old work uses isolite 40mm same thing 30m2 100 bucks works the same for half the price

 

isolite? expanded polystyrene foam? how's that work?

 

No its what was called think pink before. The company making it is as far as i know isolite. The floss is made of 100% recycled plastic and you get it in 40mm 50mm and 100mm. The 100mm looks to me quite corse