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Diatom Aquarium Filter

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Diatom Aquarium Filter is an organic Aqurium Filter that can clean and polish your aquarium tank so well you thought you never need to change water again.

First, let’s explain what are Diatom. They are single cell algae organisms that serves as food for fish as small as guppy and as large as a whale. When Diatom die, they leave a fossil which will sink to the bottom of the sea bed. These silica-like skeletons will form part of the diatomaceous earth. These silica-like skeletons of Diatom are full of tiny holes in a mesh-like structure. Now you can see from the small holes and inter-mesh like structure, why they are excellent to be used as an Aquarium Filter.

Using a Diatom Aquaium Filter will improve the healing of your fishes and aquarium plants. But most importantly, as I mentioned, your aquarium tank water will be very very clear. No more murky and dirty waters. Their excellent cleaning and filtering power come from a efficient pore structure that will trap debris as small as 1 micron.

So what are the Disadvantages of a Diatom Aquarium Filter?

Well with this superb cleaning power, it comes with a price. When your Diatom Aquarium Filters are run continuously, it gets full very fast. So you might have to clean and replenish regularly.

So I would suggest you give them a shift work schedule (8 Hr shift or 12 Hr shift) or only use them when you have a tough problem with feisty algae accumulation. Another recommendation is to use these Aquariium Filters when you need to polish water in anticipation of house guest.

As for the setup, pairing the Diatom Aquarium Filter with any Biological Aquarium Filters like BioWheel is a match made in heaven. They each have their advantages and complement each other perfectly. Especially in a DIY Aquarium Filter setup.

If you want crystal clear water in your Aquarium tank, use a Diatom Aquarium Filter.

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