Reef Discussion

[alteclansing]

Hi all,

Noob accident. Changing Rowaphos and after flushing and hooking it all back up, I was playing with the flow and accidently blow some of it out of the Phosban reactors.

Just wondering, Can I change that corse filter pad to a filter wool to prevent crap happens again?

Now my sump floor has rowaphos on it.. damn, how to siphon it out being in a sump (ground level)...

Cheers

Hilary

 

[n0rk]

You can change it, you'll just need to keep them clean with every change to avoid it being counterproductive. As for how to get it out of the sump... suck really hard ;)

 

[Synodontis]

Hi Hilary,
Sorry to hear about your accident, but also glad to hear I'm not the one who has a Womble moment :)

I can't see that as a problem. The only thing I would check is to see how the flow has changed with using the wool. You may have to increase to flow slightly. It would also depend on how thick a layer you used in the reactor. Water would flow through the course filter easier then a pack of filter wool.

 

[n0rk]

I can't see that as a problem. The only thing I would check is to see how the flow has changed with using the wool. You may have to increase to flow slightly. It would also depend on how thick a layer you used in the reactor. Water would flow through the course filter easier then a pack of filter wool.

While true, I don't think the difference would be appreciable in comparison to the head that trying to fluidise the GFO in the first place would cause.

 

[MTG]

Just syphon it out hilary i do it every few weeks as i often get some in my sump ;)

 

[MagicJ]

Just syphon it out hilary i do it every few weeks as i often get some in my sump ;)

But how do you siphon it out when the sump is at ground level? You need some fall to get the siphon going.

 

[Jonny Glover]

I can syphon mine at ground level :) It just requires a lot of sucking....

 

[MTG]

agreed the syphons not strong but its enough ;)

 

[MagicJ]

I can syphon mine at ground level :) It just requires a lot of sucking....

I know what a mouthful of salt water tastes like, what about Rowaphos?

 

[Synodontis]

I've seen a battery powered siphon in some stores. No idea how well they work but may be worth a try?

 

[alteclansing]

lol they are $99 those battery operated Eheim ones... they can sit in my sump for a while until i do a water change, put a pump in there and pump the water out and clean it that way :-)