diatom filter questions

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Originally Posted by castaway

Short and simple they plug up fast.
You will be cleaning it daily if not sooner.

If you have a lot of detritus they clog quickly, i used mine when i added sand, milky white water clean 4 hours later, well maybe 5 and the filter was plugged almost completely. Now that it has been cleaned and i added more powder and the water is mostly clear it has been running for about a day now no problems, not even close to plugging up. They are quite nice.