Old 90G O'dell and Accessories, Plz Help

I Just recently came across a 90 Gallon O'Dell aquarium (1/2" glass) and accessories.

It included a box of vintage items. I hope to get some opinions on how to use and some input on the best websites to order parts at a reasonable price. Your opinion is very much appreciated!

Vortex D-1 Diatom Filters etc. I will need new filter bags.




Does the Filter powder EXPIRE??? This bag must be very old. LOL, was $4.99 for 5 lbs in those days.


Same question with the Marine Enterprises Activated Carbon. I am sure its very old, is it still good?


Eheim 381. I contacted Eheim last week and they emailed back that this unit was discontinued over 30 yrs ago, LOL, now referred as model 1018. They included a German parts list.

For those of you that have been around for awhile, you may recognize the unit. Do you know of anyone with parts for this unit if needed???




Thanks in advance for any input,
Zuly

I would think that the filter powder and carbon should still be good. Nice find!

filter powder should be good,but I dont know if anyone uses d-earth for aquariums anymore.I think it would be great for a planted aq or sump.does the tank still hold water?

Thanks guys for responding to my post. The post kinda got lost with no response untill now. I appreciate your input.

Jake: The tank does hold water, we had it filled outside for several days. I have a friend that is going to stop by, in the near future, to check the seal. I want to make sure before I set it up in the house.

I'm hoping that some one will chime in that is still using the Vortex D-1. Would love to get some input.

Thanks again,
Zuly

i still used d-earth for water polishing... have done so for at least the lst twenty years.. zuly i think i may have an instruction manual for your diatom or one similar to it. i will bring it to you at the OPF meeting on the 29th may...

Thanks Len, your a dear. I did find the instruction manual online, it's printed.

2 of the 3 bags it came with have holes in it. As soon as we have some time, we are going to test the 3rd bag, making sure it doesn't leak the powder (haha and making sure the unit works, period). I was given a 29 Gallon last week, will probably use it for testing.

Looking to get a good deal on the bags. I seen that Big Al's has had the D1 for $12.99 but they are Out of Stock right now.

to test it out... shake a dirty filter media in a 10g tank of water...
stir it up.. nice anc cloudy....

crank up diatom filter... in 5 minutes it should be clear....
yea it works

Zuly yes nice find!!
The Diatom filters have been used for years. As Len said, it's great for polishing up the water.
I believe that it can filter out ick! YES, bring it to our next SELAS social, the KOI Farm. There's plenty of us old timers that will help you set up!

Hi Jim, thank you buddy

update:
Today we tested the 3rd bag, along with the unit itself. We used a tank that is not in service, LOL. The bag obviously was way to old, it leaked pretty bad into the tank.

I am now looking to order a filter bag for the D1 and a jar gasket. Alot of sites I've seen are out-of-stock

Have any of you ever ordered from www.futurepets.com (austin tx) ???
they have the filter bags available.

Never heard of them

Thanks Len.

Guess no1 else has either, LOL.

May go ahead and place an order tomorrow if no1 has any suggestions on where I can get these D1 bags.

Thanks again,

I would ask them how old their inventory is to make sure it is still good and usable

will do, thank you