Charlie Bosco
Active Member
I noticed that my Katalox filter occasionally needs to be hit with a dose of Chlorine during a back wash to restore its H2S eliminating capabilities.. I confirm this by regularly testing the water from a port right after the filter.
This had me thinking.. WTF does backwash really do here other than rid the system of sediment. Its using the same crappy water to clean itself that it has to filter.. But I digress..
The point of the Chlorine is to Oxidize the remaining H2S buildup in the Katalox. Oxydation is the whole idea behind the AIO on my Katalox tank. So I got to thinking, what if I were able to AERATE the backwash water. I am thinking that the introduction of the air would not only start breaking down the H2S in the water feeding the Katalox, but more importantly, increase the oxidation of any residual H2S on the Katalox media.
Maybe if I can make this happen, I wont need to use any chlorine and the whole system will be self maintaining?
This had me thinking.. WTF does backwash really do here other than rid the system of sediment. Its using the same crappy water to clean itself that it has to filter.. But I digress..
The point of the Chlorine is to Oxidize the remaining H2S buildup in the Katalox. Oxydation is the whole idea behind the AIO on my Katalox tank. So I got to thinking, what if I were able to AERATE the backwash water. I am thinking that the introduction of the air would not only start breaking down the H2S in the water feeding the Katalox, but more importantly, increase the oxidation of any residual H2S on the Katalox media.
Maybe if I can make this happen, I wont need to use any chlorine and the whole system will be self maintaining?