Welcome Stephen!

I've had a lot of success by using a simple coffee filter and rubber band around the float inlet. It seems to cut down on the clean up of the cartridge.

I also use a Steripen after filtering the water to help kill any virus that may have slipped through. I don't know if it's overkill or not, but I haven't gotten sick from any of the suspect water that I've poured down my gullet.

If you haven't purchased one yet, you might want to purchase a maintenance kit for the Miniworks. It's pulled my bacon out of the fire more than once when an O-ring goes bad out on the hike.

Hope to see you on the trail.