OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
- Thread starter JohnL
- Start date
- Status
kmacartney
New member
Cypress Hill maybe.....
jnarowe
New member
hey guys....Sherman came over tonight and we messed with stuff. I asked hm to check corals for red bugs and he couldn't find any either. We did note some areas of improvement, and specifically he said that I don't have enough flow through the rocks for essentially a BB system. I tend to agree and will move my Vortechs lower tomorow.
cbui2: I actually have resin from them but I am not convinced to go with the spectrapure. I think that is basically a hobbiest system with an extra resin. Steve Weast has recommended it to me, and I did buy their resin, but I am not sure I "buy into" their marketing.
I pulled apart my mult-media reactor (while embibing) to change out the RowaPhos and carbon. We noted that the Rowa appeared to be a bit low and discussed the possibility that Rowa fines may be getting into the system. I am running the effluent through a 100 micron sock, but he sugested that I run it through 2 socks and see what the result is.
Once I got the reactor all changed out, I ran water to fill it up but forgot to open the exit valve. One of the seams busted while we were standing there...so, now I need to do a repair. Unfortunately the whole point was to get fresh Rowa and carbon running.
I did test my SW and found zero nitrate and phosphate so at least I am not adding any to the system. I added a second DI chamber to my RO/DI so that is keeping the water at zero TDS. I still don't understand why my RO/DI systems have essentially reduced the polishing, and am considering going to a commercial system.
cbui2: I actually have resin from them but I am not convinced to go with the spectrapure. I think that is basically a hobbiest system with an extra resin. Steve Weast has recommended it to me, and I did buy their resin, but I am not sure I "buy into" their marketing.
I pulled apart my mult-media reactor (while embibing) to change out the RowaPhos and carbon. We noted that the Rowa appeared to be a bit low and discussed the possibility that Rowa fines may be getting into the system. I am running the effluent through a 100 micron sock, but he sugested that I run it through 2 socks and see what the result is.
Once I got the reactor all changed out, I ran water to fill it up but forgot to open the exit valve. One of the seams busted while we were standing there...so, now I need to do a repair. Unfortunately the whole point was to get fresh Rowa and carbon running.
I did test my SW and found zero nitrate and phosphate so at least I am not adding any to the system. I added a second DI chamber to my RO/DI so that is keeping the water at zero TDS. I still don't understand why my RO/DI systems have essentially reduced the polishing, and am considering going to a commercial system.
tell ya what thought if you want great beer, cheese and candy he's your man!
jnarowe
New member
:lol:
So I repaired the busted seam on my reactor and set it back up. While I was waqiting for the glue to dry, I set about vacuuming the sump. That didn't go so well...especially since I forgot to turn off the return pump.
What a newb error! I clouded the display and realized that I didn't have enough filtration without the reactor so I rushed to get it back online. It is working fine but I cracked one pipe fitting. It's a small drip into the sump so I am going to let it run until the tank clears. I put in 2g of fresh carbon, rinsed the detritus out of the coral bones, and added 1 liter of fresh Rowa. I am running the effluent through two 100 micron socks. I think I need to upgrade to much finer socks though. I also put a sock on the skimmer output to try and get more.
I hope it clears up quickly...
So I repaired the busted seam on my reactor and set it back up. While I was waqiting for the glue to dry, I set about vacuuming the sump. That didn't go so well...especially since I forgot to turn off the return pump.
What a newb error! I clouded the display and realized that I didn't have enough filtration without the reactor so I rushed to get it back online. It is working fine but I cracked one pipe fitting. It's a small drip into the sump so I am going to let it run until the tank clears. I put in 2g of fresh carbon, rinsed the detritus out of the coral bones, and added 1 liter of fresh Rowa. I am running the effluent through two 100 micron socks. I think I need to upgrade to much finer socks though. I also put a sock on the skimmer output to try and get more.
I hope it clears up quickly...
- Status
