Invasive species ballast filter

vanamp · **Joined:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:02 am **Posts:** 272

Anyone have any inside info. on this. Its was just announced but I cannot find any real information on it other then its a filter for ballast. I am a little paranoid about contaminating my cabin lake because some of the lakes around my house have zebra mussles and milfoil. (see link below)

http://www.wakeworld.com/news/latestinwake/mussel-mast%E2%80%99r-filters-ballast-water.html

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dezul · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:05 am

I think you may be looking for a raw water strainer. See halfway down the link below.

http://www.shurflo.com/marine-products/ ... fault.html

Ferral · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:53 pm

A raw water strainer is for trapping larger debris. It won't get particles small enough to stop invasive species spread.

dezul · **Posted:** Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:29 pm

Ferral wrote:

A raw water strainer is for trapping larger debris. It won't get particles small enough to stop invasive species spread.

How fine does the screen need to be? The one I posted has a pretty fine screen on it.

boardjnky4 · **Joined:** Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:22 pm **Posts:** 437

The zebra mussel filter is a specialized product. A simple screen won't do. You need to catch tiny organisms.

Ferral · **Posted:** Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:27 pm

I've been searching around trying to find a specific size with no luck. The best I could find was that the zebra mussel larvae are "microscopic" so certainly no screen is going to stop them.

vanamp · **Joined:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:02 am **Posts:** 272

I little more information is starting to trickle out about the mussel mast'r filter. Concepts sounds promising but I wonder what kind of effect it will have on fill/drain times. I did not expect it to filter while filling AND draining.

(see video)

http://www.twincities.com/outdoors/ci_25399821/some-good-news-aquatic-invasive-species-minnesota

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