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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 16, 2011 20:32:40 GMT
i have just recently added a dd fluidised reactor with 500ml of bio-pearls in and my issue that i needed help with is going which was the nitrates which is starting to go down after just 4 days only slightly but its going.
now the issue i have is that i have never had nitrites ever before and now i am getting a reading of 0.25 on the api which i have never had before i am now also getting cloudy water but i have no ammonia reading at all.
i have done a water change and its still cloudy the water and i make my own ro and its at 000tds and use red sea coral pro salt.
all the fish and corals are happy and everything i just have this cloudy water and nitrite reading which i never had before i added the bio-pearls i have added a new skimmer at the same time but that is only pulling out alittle due to still bedding in.
any help would be great
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davem
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Post by davem on Nov 17, 2011 7:35:01 GMT
i would have added the skimmer first, then the pearls. u will get cloudy water from the pearls if the skimmer isnt pulling out the effluent bacteria from the pearls. also if this bacteria is left in the tank, it will break down back into the nitrates it has assimilated whilst on the pearls.
what skimmer have u gone 4?
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 17, 2011 10:06:15 GMT
yeah kinda feel like abit of a dummy as i was going to just put the skimmer on but i just thought while i am at it will chuck them both on lol
i have a bubble magus nac3.5 and its pulling some right crap out
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Post by steve on Nov 17, 2011 19:29:09 GMT
have you pointed the outlet from the reactor towards the skimmer inlet ?
mine is around 3'' away with a 90 degree bend pointing towards the skimmer
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 17, 2011 19:43:23 GMT
yeah will probs need 2 90deg bends to get it facing forward but gunna leave the skimmer another day then re-start the reactor i tried it again today and the skimmer started going abit nutty and throwing up really wet bubbles not the normal foam
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Post by steve on Nov 17, 2011 20:55:55 GMT
the outlet MUST face the skimmer
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 17, 2011 21:12:38 GMT
yeah it does so it will pull more crap from the water that comes out of the reactor
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 19, 2011 19:07:01 GMT
I still can't get this skimmer to play ball just filling the cup with water even tho its been set and pulling crappy as soon as I switch the reactor on it goes nuts and fills it with water grrrr
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Post by steve on Nov 19, 2011 21:50:46 GMT
The problem I had was that if the outlet from the reactor is pointed at the skimmer then the skimmer will need turning down quite alot
The pearls will take a few weeks to kick in and then the skimmer will pull the crap out much better
Huh m8
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 19, 2011 22:05:25 GMT
the skimmer is at fault turned it off to empty the cup turned it back on and its either fault in the pump or the valve as its just dumping bubbles out of the valve which it has never done before i am taking it back tomorrow.
the reactor etc is running ok but i have had to switch em both off because the skimmer isnt skimming but just filling the cup with water because it looks like something has broke on the skimmer cos no matter what i do its just constantly filling the cup with water
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Post by steve on Nov 19, 2011 22:25:53 GMT
Oh dear
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Post by SYRG WYATT666 on Nov 19, 2011 23:01:31 GMT
i thought i know i will buy a good make of skimmer as people rave about em and its broke inside 1 week of use and all i have done is installed it and let it run
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