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11-18-2007, 06:53 PM
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well it has an aquaclear on so i can run the sponge and the algone or carbon or whatever..
so frustrated with it.. how does a uv sterilizer hook up ? is it expensive? also, i've been told that canister filters are j ust nitrate factories... how do you deal with this?
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11-18-2007, 07:00 PM
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Is your tank by chance near a window, or in direct sunlight?
How much rock does your system have?
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11-18-2007, 07:01 PM
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stock canister filters are nitrate factories. for marine use, you would need to take out all the bioballs and replace it with live rock rubble. then it works like a charm. if you leave in the bioballs you would need to clean it every couple of months or else battle with nitrates.
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11-18-2007, 07:06 PM
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no no window.. it's got 30lbs of rock but i'm thinking maybe it's because the rocks are crap now or something.. I mean they were wonderful in my 44gallon. I even had pods etc. Then I moved everything over to a 92 that i cycled and and then I moved.
It got left at the house for awhile before i moved it to this house (just down the street) so it didn't get cleaned as often as it should but ever since i moved it to this house I've nothing but problems it's got RO/DI water but I'm wondering if the rocks aren't filtering or something now or i shouldn't have reused the sand ? would that cause this problem ? amanda
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11-18-2007, 07:22 PM
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What values are you getting from your testkits? Where are you getting your RO/DI from?
To me it sounds like an algeal bloom of some sort. From what you've posted you've taken the correct first steps. In the phosban reactor, what type of GFO are you using?
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11-18-2007, 10:16 PM
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GFO - granulated ferious oxide, which is also phosban, phoslock, etc.
I would recommend keeping with the water changes, add in some new carbon, and be very careful about overfeeding. You can also trying blacking out your tank for a day or two. Cover the tank with a blanket or towels to ensure no light enters. What do you have running in your refugium?
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11-18-2007, 10:53 PM
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there's cheato in the refugium. About the size of a softball.. maybe a little more.
I added some rock to it aswell last week. I'm using phosban at the moment but i used to have seachem's version.. forgot the name.
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