Starting a fluidised bed on an existing system

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justarn said:
just a note, our uk water is aweful nitrate wise and our legal limit is 50ppm out the tap usually with a reading around 40ppm down here in the south, its 10ppm in the usa! hma wont remove nitrates, ro+ additives is something worth weighing up with rays...
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I was more using HMA to not have the waste from an RO unit and was of the understanding the HMA will remove chlorine and chloramines. Water is not my strong point, if I have one at all lol! So please, to everyone on this thread and beyond, I'm all ears when it comes to being educated


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bonesb66 said:
I agree with your comment RE nitrates straight from the tap - however, I filter with HMA and the water in the tank only sits at 5ppm.
I've not tested the hma itself direct but clearly my nitrates are reduced by the hma.




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Interesting. Think I'll test my water both ends of the HMA and see what it reads.


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bonesb66 said:
I think that's a bad coincidence mate.
There's no reason addition of bio media should cause any negative effects unless it was dirty and had decaying matter or something odd and that's not the case so yes don't panic, chuck the lot in and secure the little buggers!

It all hangs around my pump and restricts the flow to the pump, a vital lesson learned!




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I'm actually using stored old K1, it's a little brown but I've rinsed it through before putting in the filter. I'll cram as much in tonight as poss :)


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