FS 180 gallon tank
- Thread starter pewter_jean
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Try running some boiling hot r/o water through it.
chadfarmer
Premium Member
run warm water down the pipe connected to the pump
selling the tank is a bad idea
why not go to someone you trust and get some advice instead of getting advice from everyone?
a smaller tank is a lot harder than a big tank
how dirty is the rock in the tank?
sand or crushed coral?
what is you phosphates?
selling the tank is a bad idea
why not go to someone you trust and get some advice instead of getting advice from everyone?
a smaller tank is a lot harder than a big tank
how dirty is the rock in the tank?
sand or crushed coral?
what is you phosphates?
Schplitter
New member
That could be it. I noticed my levels go crazy when I took out my skimmer for 3 days. I have a super skimmer 125 and a PM skimmer you can borrow.
chadfarmer
Premium Member
what is magnesium? you need to test for that that might be throwing off your alk
what is the nitrate of a fresh batch of water?
pewter_jean
New member
Don't remember what that was exactly, I don't have that test here. But it was almost at the top of the chart. 1100? I think. I was going to pick up on of those test in the next couple weeks.
Phosphates test is not quite 0.1 but isn't 0.0 either.
The ASM was brand new in July 06.
Just tested the nitrates of my fresh RO water, it is zero.
The rock in the tank isn't too dirty, there are a couple that have some junk built up on it, but for the most part the main tank is pretty clean. Now the sump on the other hand is very dirty, with alot of grayish ash like stuff on the bottom where the skimmer and the return pump area are. I was thinking about emptying those two areas this weekend and try to syphin that gray junk out, I was also planning on trying to get as much of the skimmer out and scrub that, take apart the pump if I can , and see if that doesn't help.
Phosphates test is not quite 0.1 but isn't 0.0 either.
The ASM was brand new in July 06.
Just tested the nitrates of my fresh RO water, it is zero.
The rock in the tank isn't too dirty, there are a couple that have some junk built up on it, but for the most part the main tank is pretty clean. Now the sump on the other hand is very dirty, with alot of grayish ash like stuff on the bottom where the skimmer and the return pump area are. I was thinking about emptying those two areas this weekend and try to syphin that gray junk out, I was also planning on trying to get as much of the skimmer out and scrub that, take apart the pump if I can , and see if that doesn't help.
