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   nwfishinfool Prolific Poster

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   I have recently used a Diatom filter on my planted aquarium and was wondering if it also removes all the nutrients from the water?

    

   #1 nwfishinfool, Jul 4, 2007
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   VaughnH Lifetime Charter Member

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   No, it doesn't. Diatom filters are just mechanical filters that remove very fine particulates. The nutrients in the water are not particles, but ions, which cannot be mechanically filtered out.

    

   #2 VaughnH, Jul 4, 2007

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