How many hrs of light per day?
"Koi-lo" wrote in message
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You need to find the problem behind this algae. Something is FEEDING it.
yeah, I think its an inablility of my plants to compete for the nutrients ?
Mine will when the surface of the powder is covered with crapola from the
water change. It'll do several tanks then I change the powder.
what do u do with the filter in-between tanks ??
if u store it dry - ur powder would be down the drain after u backflush it ?
if u store it wet - you'd grow stinky mulm ???
That doesn't sound right. There may be a small hole in the bag,
If there was a hole in the bag - wouldnt i just recirculate DE powder when
charging ??
it's not
seated right, or not enough powder.
I used 1.5 cups when doing my second charge - manual recommends at least 1
cup for the D1.
Your tank should be CLEAR after no more
than a few hours at most.
when u say clear - do u mean when looking sideways thru the tank (4 foot of
water) crystal clear ?
mine looks pretty good from the front, but when looking thru 4 foot of water
from the side - its cloudy - i can see thru to the other end - but it aint
crystal clear by a long shot.
A good bag, well seated and with enough powder
will clog after several hours in a tank that's a real mess with green
water and other floating "stuff." By then the tank should have crystal
clear water.
Are there types of algae that are less than 1 micron ?
The vortext is only rated to filter down to a micron or so...
$450 for the D1
$550 for the XL
$200 for an Eheim 2213
How much for an Eheim over there ?????
They run $200 to $250 here in the USA. Where are you located?
Im in Australia.
I got my Eheim Classic 2213 for under AU$200
The Vortex D1 cost me AU$450
go figure... must be volume of sales related.... ???
Cheers.
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