What is a Filox filter?

What is a Filox filter?

Filox-R™ is used for removing iron, hydrogen sulfide, and manganese from water supplies. It is a media that utilizes an oxidation-reduction reaction and filtration process similar to Greensand, but at a much higher level of performance.

How does Filox work?

How do they work? As the water flows through the filter tank containing Filox media, a reaction occurs where the dissolved oxygen and the dissolved ferrous iron compounds form an insoluble ferric hydroxide.

How long does Filox media last?

Media Lifespan: Filox-R™ has an expected lifespan that is 7500 times that of Birm. The life expectancy of Filox is essentially unlimited (except in extreme iron conditions), whereas Birm filters are commonly rebedded every two or three years.

What is Filox made of?

Watts’ Alamo brand Filox is an extremely powerful iron removal media. It is an excellent choice for where very high levels of contaminants are present. Filox is a natural ore that is composed of 75 to 85% manganese dioxide, giving it dramatically more active ingredient that almost all other iron removal media.

What removes Filox?

Filox is used for removing iron, hydrogen sulfide, and manganese from water supplies. It is a media that utilizes an oxidation-reduction reaction and filtration process similar to Greensand, but at a much higher level of performance.

How long does iron filter media last?

A. The filter media will last for 4 to 8 years depending on usage and conditions. It is easily replaced.

How long does iron removal media last?

It may last for many years under some conditions, but the coating can wear off. The media may need to be replaced every three to five years. Similar to Birm, greensand filter media have a special coating of manganese dioxide, which oxidizes iron, manganese and iron in water upon contact.

What filter takes iron out of water?

Manganese greensand One of the most popular and effective ways to eliminate ferrous iron is to convert it to ferric iron and then remove it from the water. Water treatment systems that use this tactic are called oxidizing filters. Manganese greensand is a powerful oxidizer.

Will carbon filters remove iron?

Some carbon block filters rated at one micron or less (meaning they have very small pore size) are certified to remove lead, iron, arsenic, cysts, and coliform bacteria.

Can you have too much filter media?

Can you have too much bio media? Yes, especially in a planted tank where the plants are doing a lot of the bio filtration. The excess volume of bio media may take up the space in the filter that could be better used by more mechanical media.