August 2015 Update
Little update, used the weekend to get some further maintenance done on the tank, well, tank related things. Finally got around to swapping out the pre-filters on the RODI unit and to my surprise, after 19months use and approximately 7000-8000L of filtering, they came out near perfect?! Was half tempted to pop them back in, but as they cut a grove in the top and bottom when installing to create a seal and the fact that the replacements are so damn cheap, I just changed them anyway.
Next on the agenda was to clean out my IBC's. I run these through a filter sock every now and then to pull out any gunk, but after a while there is a little sediment and a bit of algae growth on the sides and I wanted them like new again. Gave them a good hose out, scrub with my IBC only broom, quick hit with the high pressure hose, splash a bit of diluted hydrochloric acid, give a BIG rinse and then 24hours of assisted drying (use some fans to pump the air in there). They come out so crystal clean its worth the effort.
Next on the agenda was to wire up my second halide to assist with a PAR boost in the middle of the day. Currently run both halides from 2:30-4:30 each day just as a midday peak (midday in the tank anyway) Need to finalise the hood modifications to make it look nice and neat again, but toying with a number of different options there.
Had the camera out and managed to sneak a couple of decent shots of Prius, my hybrid angel and a neat macro of what I thought was a basic chalice, but really like it under a macro lens!
Was also lucky to grab some quick pics and video of my clowns laying some eggs in an easy to shoot location :)
Thanks for reading :thumbsup:
Next on the agenda was to clean out my IBC's. I run these through a filter sock every now and then to pull out any gunk, but after a while there is a little sediment and a bit of algae growth on the sides and I wanted them like new again. Gave them a good hose out, scrub with my IBC only broom, quick hit with the high pressure hose, splash a bit of diluted hydrochloric acid, give a BIG rinse and then 24hours of assisted drying (use some fans to pump the air in there). They come out so crystal clean its worth the effort.
Next on the agenda was to wire up my second halide to assist with a PAR boost in the middle of the day. Currently run both halides from 2:30-4:30 each day just as a midday peak (midday in the tank anyway) Need to finalise the hood modifications to make it look nice and neat again, but toying with a number of different options there.
Had the camera out and managed to sneak a couple of decent shots of Prius, my hybrid angel and a neat macro of what I thought was a basic chalice, but really like it under a macro lens!
Was also lucky to grab some quick pics and video of my clowns laying some eggs in an easy to shoot location :)
Thanks for reading :thumbsup:
