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I have a tank 500 liters i dose EI method
my gh is around 20
ph is 7
the rotala butterfly calculator tells me to add 300grams of mgso4.7h20 in 1000 ml and daily dose is 100 ml
do i require this much of mgso4
Hi All ,
thanks for prompt reply ....I have specially put a small water softener for the fish tank with a bypass which holds around 7kg of resin and generates around 1000 liters of soft water before it is required to regenerate...
Hi,
was reading the water softner process and came across this ........I too have resin based water softner so if Iuse KCL will this work
if yes then what about ca & mg to add in water
also adding potassium chloride will increase potassium in water which is good for plants but what about...
I think then I can go with bio balls as i have lots of them / and some pot scrubbers that too i have loads
foam i will have that too get loads here
will figure out the ista working
How much flow does the ista need to work properly
can I have ista in front of cerges reactor .....like ista mixes the co2 ....which stays for longer time in the cerges reactor n then into the tank
Hi Chris back
will put valve today as u suggested
changed the solution of drop checker
there is fish poop a lot in the aquarium all over n water looks muddy
now the flow is right .....then why so happening
I am planing to have lava rock as filter media.....do I need to change it after a...
I did that too i have water without splashes in the sump direct without any filter media Chris in the way still there was no effect .....have all the media in the sump and pipe directly in the water .....ball valve will put tomorrow then ......but don't you think that will restrict the flow of...
Seriously Chris ......I am doing so much research than normal I cant tell you
found out the most easy and efficient way is to have a overflow box form the inside to raise the water level
also the Maggie muffler style silencer works well reducing off gassing
now the sump part
look at point A...
Added Ista max mix Large and its up and running still i think gassing off is there coz indicator not yet green
my tank overflow is also making to much noise any way to make it quiet
its side was on the right of the tank
my tank water levels also dropped ......
I can raise it with a...
Chris I have made a separate bypass already in the line .........will add a flow controller now to bypass the flow from there to the reactor
and back to the main outlet .....I actually tried that yesterday but the pump started giving burping sound
now I think putting it way too near the pump was...
Right now for a break i have introduced co2 direct from the power head n will run 4 to 10 bps for whole day n see
Cant put bottle now as have nrv in front of pump
Foxfish i havremoved the atomizer from the front of the motor ....aded a nrv in front of the motor ....as it was taking away water from the tank
the atomizer i am planning to by pass the motor outlet n add it back ......or run it through a poerhead separate for time being......
The reactor
pls...
Chris I understand the situation the major problem is you don't get housing which are transparent in India
secondly getting all this designs n fashionable products in India is nor possible no one imports them rather I do not even get sera reactors all use in line atomizer or diy reactors
sump up and running
I have put the atomizer directly to the return inlet of the pump
i still cant make the the drop checker green i have cranked up the co2 to high
spray bar in place and can see nice small mist of bubbles through it and flow all over the tank now
making cerges style...
My sump design was wrong .....water flow was reaching the pump slow ......removed all the partitions now the flows consistent
the pumps not dry running now will add some plastic box to filtration so that I get loads of water volume for the pump
thats returning ......
Learning a lot that's...
The pump I think is too speedy getting dry run but when speed slowed its rerurning well
now will place atomizer in front of pump or to the return of the pump
its becoming more n more frustrating now
coz the spray bar thing not working
I feel a 3000 lph pump was good for this
Tomorrow will put...
exactly what I wanna put .........I could have done nice with a 2217 by just increasing the flow by adding some wave makers
then I was advised to add spary bar the idea I liked ...so went for sump & pump
the simplest was .....to use a strong filter like Fluval fx6 on.... and just few wave...
hi Chris I din get you means the whole attempt of making the sump for the spray bar flow is not worth with a 6000lph pump
then whats the use ........coz I was first thinking of having a spray bar as advised by Foxfish and the thread he showed me of...
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you'll too
reactor I find the pre filter housing design easy to make running it with an extra power head and sending it to the outflow of the pump
but only 10 " is possible for now as we don't get 20"
now the fact sump is ready pump will be delivered so now next outflow of...
sure will update soon
need more advice on this ....can this be used as a co2 reactor ....
ordered this for my RO system a pre sediment filter and was seeing it as a reactor
it has a mesh stainless steel 15 microns
plus it has co2 line fitting ... which actually it has a self cleaning tube...
yaa feeling good as my plants are growing with you peoples genuine advice ...thanks a lot guys ...hope this sump will make a difference to my tank a lot ordered jebao 6000lph pump will reach by Sunday
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This is the final design for my sump ..............took idea from Chris sump / glass already cut given for polish will get tomorrow
8 mm glass /2 silicon tube in place :twisted: will be ready by tomorrow afternoon will upload pics...
HI Chris & Foxfish
You ppl are great advisers thanks once again .......submersible pumps now days come much quite as compared to canister filters had one in my marine will look for more options on return pump today will start working on the sump but before that would appreciate if you ppl could...
nice setup Chris ......it looks like a trickle sump ...will try something like this for my sump so that in future can be used for marine also
is this ohk or need to do any changes any where pls suggest
ya Chris got it flowing for now ................sump in making will start work on it this Monday
sump size as per which would fit my cabinet is 30" L x18" B x16"H
any ideas to share on the sump are welcome please
so improved my flow of canister filter a bit now looks good to me now
what I did here is connected the canister filter to the power head with a L connection and when only the canister filter is on u can see the flow the first one and when both are on you can make the difference in flow...
Wow what a lovely setupTim
cant crank the co2 as of now for fish n shrimps
definately working on the flow issue
DIY sump is a good idea with a good pump
right now will use the powerhead for time being till I am ready wid the sump
I will make it my self ...............co2 is not an issue got a 6 kg cylinder I had made sump before also ... one for my marine tank ..... will drill the tank ....just wanted to know that a 2 inch hole will be enough on the tank or should I make two .....overflow unit is also an good option...
I realized that as I did not see any flow ....so I put the spray bar a little ahead now and little better flow planing for a sump now then going for a filter was going for Fluval fx6 but I think sump with a 3500lph pump would do fine for me......Thank you all with all the advice plants are doing...
but I am just using the single power head with it ..............for the external canister i am using a lily pipe .....do lily pipe give flow in 5 feet tanks ......as seen in ADA videos they use lily pipes for such tanks
how about adding a couple of wave makes n forget about the spray bar...
made the spay bar now in function but when submerged in water flow is less above the water flow is much good
running it with a 2800lph power head but still getting less flow
a question spray bar should be above water level or below
That's the reason my drawing will work
The power head will increase the flow rate what a bigger filter would do
Increasing the spray bar and from the power head will increasec circulation
That's what the objective is for now
As 2217 holds the sme media capacity as an bigger filter wud do
I am using 2217
Ph drop ....I have the co2 indicator green / I have a ph pen but not calibrated can you tell me a simple way to calibrate it
....you mean to say no spary bar and just the power head
Just was wondering will this work
1- co2 passes through the atomizer making fine bubbles
2- passes through the outflow pipe of the canister filter and reach the inlet of the power head joint with T where the wheel of the power head further breaks the co2 bubbles down and push it from the...
yes Nelsone sure ....but when planted I had planted 3 bulbs with 5-6 leafs now only 1 left n one growing
sadly :crazy:
After raising my bubbles on co2 added one power head 2800 l / h flow
do I need one more because this is twin flow
below is flow chart indicating top view of the tank
red...
Foxfish & Enderuk thanks for your replies ...... will increase my bubble count and also increase the doses .....I have ordered for dry fertz will reach in a day or 2 as i know seachem will be expensive for me
will lower the lights for 6 hours per day and add a power head for circulation of co2...
Hi All
Started a tank just 3 weeks ago
water is 380 TDS
Tank Size = 60 inches in length x 24 inches in height x 21 inches in breadth
Substrate = ADA Africana
Lights = 2 x t5ho life spectrum Hagen 54w
1 x t5ho power spectrum Hagen 54w
2 x 6500k led 24 w...
Hi just got this up aqua inline diffuser ......and I
installed it to a 2217 outlet...have presurised co2 with proper co2 tubing
still can't see any mist or co2 going to my tank
removed check valve / bubble counter as read u need to crank up
The co2 did it for an hour still nothing on ......is...
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