JapanReef - 450 gallon In-Wall system

[NexDog]

Nopes, this kind of bacterial bloom can't be filtered by any media. I also tried Purigen but no go. It's at such a molecular level that only UV can kill it.

Good news. Shipment made it to Alaska.

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7051282#post7051282 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TJcop
Any chance a diatom filter would help clear it up?

Yes it would... I have used a diatom filter for years on my FW tanks... You don't run them 24/7 only every so often to "polish" the water... In this case to filter out the algae along with doing a water changeââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7051309#post7051309 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NexDog
Nopes, this kind of bacterial bloom can't be filtered by any media. I also tried Purigen but no go. It's at such a molecular level that only UV can kill it.

Good news. Shipment made it to Alaska.

NexDog, Here is an example, this is not my tank...

You can go from this...

To this in 1 hour...

 

[jeffbrig]

NexDog, a little bit of OxyClean, and that'll clear right up. I saw it on the infomercial.

 

[Bebo77]

lol i thought i had an algea problem..

i put filer socks on my drains .. scrapped it off and later replaced the filter socks with clean ones.. worked great algea is almost gone..

try this.... scrap it off early in the morning and leave the lights of for the day.. that should help alot...

 

[asnatlas]

Bebo77, the algea is not on the glass, itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s in the water column...

 

[alien9168]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7052242#post7052242 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
NexDog, Here is an example, this is not my tank...

You can go from this...

To this in 1 hour...

WOW!

Thats amazing!

-alien

 

[NexDog]

Where can I get a diatom filter online? I can't argue with those results.

 

[asnatlas]

It is only used to help you with your problem, still need to find the source...

I would also say that those pics are a little "extreme" and I would not expect that in an hr, but with a WC and running that for a few hrs every day, it will help alot...

VORTEX Diatom Filter

 

[alien9168]

They are a tad pricy. But it looks like it works like a chrarm.



-alien

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7055157#post7055157 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by alien9168
They are a tad pricy. But it looks like it works like a chrarm.



-alien

Vortex Diatom Filter- XL $100.00 ??

 

[TJcop]

You can get a Magnum H.O.T. for about $30-40

 

[alien9168]

Maybe they arnt that pricey...
I clicked on the link. Are you sure it said 100 for the xl?

-alien

 

[aquajohn]

166.48

 

[NexDog]

Thanks for the link. If my UV doesn't work out I'll prolly grab one.

 

[enamdjd]

I have to agree with asnatlas. I have used the Vortex Diatom filter on my fresh water tanks since I was a kid and that was about thirty years ago. They have always done an excellent job in polishing the water to crystal clarity. I started using a Vortex XL filter when I got into reef tanks and it will certainly take care of the suspended particles and the free floating stage of ich in the quarantine tank.

Check out Reef Exotics at http://www.reefexotics.com/. Tony the owner is a true gentleman and stands by his products. The current price on the Diatom XL is $98.99.

Dr. A

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7056543#post7056543 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by alien9168
Maybe they arnt that pricey...
I clicked on the link. Are you sure it said 100 for the xl?

-alien

That link is just to the manf of the filter...

Vortex Diatom Filter- XL

 

[NexDog]

I emailed ReefExotics about shipping to Japan but looks like Big Al only ships to continental US as they don't even do Alaska and Hawaii.

 

[Bebo77]

i can ship it to you.. i know people that work for Fedex.. PM me if you want me to hook you up....

 

[NexDog]

Thanks Gabriel. I might just do that.