Thales
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are you the curator at Steinhart?
I am a Senior Biologist.
are you the curator at Steinhart?
I am a Senior Biologist.
excellent, let me tell you a little story, in part because it's interesting and in part because I'd like to derail the back and forth nonsense that has taken over this thread
I visited Steinhart aquarium many years ago before the expansion. While there viewing the reef exhibit I noticed someone with a bucket and asked if I could have a tour of the back sump/filtration room. Long story short the person I was speaking with was one of the biologist's, I have since forgot his name. He told me they were getting ready to embark on a trip to collect black tip sharks off Christmas island and invited me to come along as the physician for the group. I gladly accepted the invitation however a week before the trip I ruptured my achilles tendon playing racquetball and could not go! :headwally:
Oh boo! When was that?
:lmao:let me tell you a little story, in part because it's interesting and in part because I'd like to derail the back and forth nonsense that has taken over this thread
I still use the original method described in the opening pages of this thread.Gents, I have read the first 24 pages and the last 5. Would someone please tell me if something changed or are Garys first page method still the way to dose? Other than the wet skimming. Thanks guys! Please dont make me read the other half.
To say that it bonds instantly is only true if the concentration of po4 in the surrounding water is high enough for it to do so.
The biggest key to make sure the Lacl3 does not pass through the precipatate filter is slow dosing. There must be sufficent po4 in the water for an "instant" reaction. This is why users employ high flow rates or large volumes of water to ensure that the Lacl3 binds with the po4. To say that it bonds instantly is only true if the concentration of po4 in the surrounding water is high enough for it to do so. Tank clouding generally happens when the rate of Lacl3 is too high for the reaction to take place before the precipatate filter. Protien skimmers are a good place with high flow that can be plumbed to a 5-10 micron sock for occasional po4 removal. .
can i use the Phosphate Remover by kem-tek ?
I think I will just use the reactor (1 liter TLF) as a mixing chamber and the outlet will dump to one of the 5 micron filters.
Just need to figure out which place to get the filters.
I will just dose the LC at the inlet to the pump on the reactor.
Look like poly flange, so no metal exposure, but very large!
http://www.filtersource.com/Polyester-Filter-Bags-c28.html
5 microns 4" dia x 14"...smaller...poly ring!
http://www.grainger.com/product/Filter-Bag-1EVB7?s_pp=false
I will go with 150ml LC: 1000ml RODI and then just does once per hour at a rate of INITIAL - 2ml/hr x 24 = 48ml/day
Bottle of 2 liter solution should last one month. One quart LC should be good for 6 months.