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Low levels of Heavy Metals can affect our Koi’s immune The 36" × 10" Big Blue
system, affect appetite and make our Koi lethargic. single vessel holds
approximately 19kg of
DEALING WITH Dealing with Metals and Chlorine, the best carbon carbon, these can be
would be Bone Char Carbon. This carbon will also deal purchased as a resin
METALS AND with Chlorine. In my view it’s a very underestimated vessel or as a complete
set-up with sediment
CHLORINE, THE carbon. I would not run my own personal Koi pond filter housing.
without it.
BEST CARBON
The only other ways to remove Metals and other
WOULD BE contaminants is to use a Metal Removing Resin, that
BONE CHAR can work out to be very expensive. The only other
option would be Reverse Osmosis but for me that is a
CARBON last option if you have exhausted all other avenues of
water purification.
As resins can work out to be expensive to remove
Metals I would prefer to use Reverse Osmosis. As well
as removing Metals a Reverse Osmosis unit will remove
99% of the contaminants in the water supply.

THERE ARE There are different units on the market, non-pumped
and pumped units. Depending on what your mains
DIFFERENT water pressure is would dictate which unit you would
UNITS ON THE require. Ideally 50-60psi from the mains would allow you
to use an unpumped unit. Below 50psi you would be
MARKET, NON- looking at a pumped system.
The popular 3-stage Big
Blues have a pre-filter
housing that removes PUMPED AND Reverse Osmosis units come in all sizes and depending
sediment, they are filled on how much water you require would dictate the unit
with large amounts of a PUMPED UNITS size you need. If you need any help deciding which size
choice of carbons which
can remove large volumes unit you would need or need any help with Reverse
of Chlorine, Chloramine or Osmosis systems just get in touch with us.
Metals from the tap water.
Finch Filtration Innovation Systems
Tel: 07551 934947
email: sales@finchfiltration.co.uk
www.finchfiltration.co.uk

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