Hello all,
I DIYd a K1 media reactor the standard way (university of YouTube) , using a 2 litre bottle, ballast, airstone, holes at 2 zones, air escape holes in cap... they kept turning beautifully for 6 months. then over a few days, they just stopped.
I took out media, rinsed in tank water, refilled... tweaked air bubble rates, cleaned inside of bottle..no effect. Now it is a static K1 media filter, air pump still on.
The media was positive buoyance, all collected in the upper half. I tried moving the air stone postion also to create kind of 'shear' lift... no change.
Any idea what might be happening?
Thanks in advance
I DIYd a K1 media reactor the standard way (university of YouTube) , using a 2 litre bottle, ballast, airstone, holes at 2 zones, air escape holes in cap... they kept turning beautifully for 6 months. then over a few days, they just stopped.
I took out media, rinsed in tank water, refilled... tweaked air bubble rates, cleaned inside of bottle..no effect. Now it is a static K1 media filter, air pump still on.
The media was positive buoyance, all collected in the upper half. I tried moving the air stone postion also to create kind of 'shear' lift... no change.
Any idea what might be happening?
Thanks in advance