Pktaske
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The guy at the local water treatment store said to effectivelybackwash 1.0 cubic feet of Filox, I'd need a lot more than the recommended 6.6 GPM to lift the bed. More like 15! Problem is, when I look at the differnt units out there, I don't see anyone publishing anything near that high for a 10" x 54" tank/1.0 ft3.
I'm barely getting 2 years between my first changeout of the media but I am attributing that to the fact that I'd let backwashing go 3 days usually vs every day or every other day as people have recommended now.
My iron is high 15+ ppm.
Do I really need a backwash rate of 15? And whats the best way to test how strong it really is? Thanks guys...Nick
I'm barely getting 2 years between my first changeout of the media but I am attributing that to the fact that I'd let backwashing go 3 days usually vs every day or every other day as people have recommended now.
My iron is high 15+ ppm.
Do I really need a backwash rate of 15? And whats the best way to test how strong it really is? Thanks guys...Nick