What is your opinion of taking off the 2 grooved wheels inside the reactor. Would it lead to a better Co2 dissolve rate?So there is still a bit left in place, it is difficult to see exactly what has broken but there is still hope.
What is your opinion of taking off the 2 grooved wheels inside the reactor. Would it lead to a better Co2 dissolve rate?So there is still a bit left in place, it is difficult to see exactly what has broken but there is still hope.
It must have been quite frightful to see your fish dying in front of you.when I placed my purigen bag into my filter and switched my filter on I noticed some clouding. I did not worry about it too much but within 4 hours had list 50% of my fish stock and I had ammonia and everything else going off.
You mean clean the inline diffuser using Hydrogen Peroxide?if so how do you go about doing that? I did post about this in this forum but sadly no one replied to that. Guess everyone is using bleach!Instead clean it with Hydrogen Peroxide which is also good at getting rid of BBA
Did ou manage to get the tube over the threads?
I think it would definitely be worth trying without the blades, you will get more flow and it will be quieter but whether it will be more or less efficient I can't say....
My inline has a removeable cermaic so I take mine out and spray it with hydrogen and then soak it. As for bleach no way will I ever use that mehtod ever again and as for the purigen I will just replace it when it is exhausted. The bad thing is that I read on other forums (cant recall which ones now) about people having similar problems when using bleach with purigen. I just did not learn from someone elses trauma. I just felt so sorry for ths fish an felt irresponsible but I thought it was clean enough - well we cant see bleach so you will only ever know when you put it back into the filter. ARe you prepared tp take a chance and see all your good bacteria wiped out as well as 50% worth of fish stock. Oh by the way I have stopped using my inline now and have swapped back to my TMC Diffuser. The justy for me is still out on the Sera. I have asked Bhu how he is getting on with it and will wait to see what he says.It must have been quite frightful to see your fish dying in front of you.
It was dreadful and I can not believe I recited so many swear words in such a short time.
You mean clean the inline diffuser using Hydrogen Peroxide?if so how do you go about doing that? I did post about this in this forum but sadly no one replied to that. Guess everyone is using bleach!
So what do you use to clean your Purigen now?
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My inline has a removeable cermaic so I take mine out and spray it with hydrogen and then soak it. As for bleach no way will I ever use that mehtod ever again and as for the purigen I will just replace it when it is exhausted. The bad thing is that I read on other forums (cant recall which ones now) about people having similar problems when using bleach with purigen. I just did not learn from someone elses trauma. I just felt so sorry for ths fish an felt irresponsible but I thought it was clean enough - well we cant see bleach so you will only ever know when you put it back into the filter. ARe you prepared tp take a chance and see all your good bacteria wiped out as well as 50% worth of fish stock. Oh by the way I have stopped using my inline now and have swapped back to my TMC Diffuser. The justy for me is still out on the Sera. I have asked Bhu how he is getting on with it and will wait to see what he says.
The best solution for you may be to just buy another Sera. Was it expensive for you?
I really wish you the best with the repair and a Happy New Year
I also connect it to a spare co2 line and blow it out in clean water with prime.
Well good luck. I used Prime to clean my Purigen and did the same as above with the cleaning and soaking etc but still had the issue. But hey we are talking about two different products here and Purigen balls cannot be compared to cleaning a Diffuser. Just remember you can not over do the rinsing.This is exactly what I'm doing now too.
So there is still a bit left in place, it is difficult to see exactly what has broken but there is still hope.
Can you push the co2 line over the threads, you may need to sand off the threads but super glue will bond PVC air line to the reactors plastic very well. The other option is to fill the hole and feed to co2 into the main flow or even into the pump inlet.
Yes, but only rigid PVC.It will bond PVC.
Cyanoacrylate wont bond to the polyurethane of your CO2 tubing or in fact any plastic that is flexible, so polythene and polypropylene are included as well.
Best solution would be no glue and stainless steel jubilee clip.
Hi foxfishBest try and pull it off to see how well it has stuck.