Rebuild and recovery of a dead tank
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Floyd R Turbo
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It's kinda like weighing yourself every day...at least, at first 
I've seen screen stall out for a week or longer then in the next week, they take off. I'm not saying to stop posting pics, continue to do that - a time lapse progression is great to see. It can also reveal a pattern of progression and then it's really easy to recommend adjustments if needed.
I've seen screen stall out for a week or longer then in the next week, they take off. I'm not saying to stop posting pics, continue to do that - a time lapse progression is great to see. It can also reveal a pattern of progression and then it's really easy to recommend adjustments if needed.
Floyd R Turbo
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No I would keep it up as long as you want. Maybe drop back to every other day or every 3rd day after a while.
jason2459
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Sounds good. I do a spot check everyday anyway in my sump room and the way you have the lights/heatsinks mounted it is extremely easy and quick to undo the thumb screw and take a pic.
SpectraPure
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That doesn't seem to be an issue to me. Please clarify.
jason2459
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Its a big plus for the wife. But I miss hearing it. lol
SpectraPure
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hehe.
Floyd R Turbo
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Looks like a hint of green coloration but that could be a camera effect.
The first cleaning is less of a cleaning and more of a fingertip rub (or just a single palm-swipe) and a rinse in really slow running room temp tap water.
The first cleaning is less of a cleaning and more of a fingertip rub (or just a single palm-swipe) and a rinse in really slow running room temp tap water.
Floyd R Turbo
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No, I have never worried about it in the past. At least, it doesn't affect a matured screen, and anything that clings to the screen is pretty negligible.
If you wanted to have peace of mind about both not killing off algae and not introducing any chlorinated water (more important if your muni uses chloramines instead) you can draw a shallow pan of water out of the tank into a flat bottom container like a sterilite storage box and then place the screen in that and just give it a swish and after the palm swipe and you're good.
I read somewhere that marine algae exposed to FW can kill it (something similar to osmotic shock) so cleaning and rinsing in SW is what I recommend for screens that don't want to mature. But the vast majority of the time tap water is fine
If you wanted to have peace of mind about both not killing off algae and not introducing any chlorinated water (more important if your muni uses chloramines instead) you can draw a shallow pan of water out of the tank into a flat bottom container like a sterilite storage box and then place the screen in that and just give it a swish and after the palm swipe and you're good.
I read somewhere that marine algae exposed to FW can kill it (something similar to osmotic shock) so cleaning and rinsing in SW is what I recommend for screens that don't want to mature. But the vast majority of the time tap water is fine
SpectraPure
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Jason lets chat on the phone today at some point. Email me your contact info.
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Floyd R Turbo
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That's typical initially - the water inlet side usually runs a little thin on water coverage because there is no "resistance" yet. As algae fills in the entire screen, you will get a bit more growth at the far end of the pipe where the better flow is, and this will cause a little more backpressure at that end of the screen and force water to flow faster on the inlet side.
After your screen is mature you will still see a bit of this right after cleaning, but the growth will fill in throughout the growth cycle and even out the flow a lot quicker. You won't even notice this in a few months.
After your screen is mature you will still see a bit of this right after cleaning, but the growth will fill in throughout the growth cycle and even out the flow a lot quicker. You won't even notice this in a few months.
