Bio media question

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johnny potatoes

johnny potatoes

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I have a home made sump with drop trays. There are several dead spots that don't get any water dripping through. My question is. Am I better off removing the drip trays and filling the sump near full to cover the bio balls or leaving as is. I'm in the process of switching to ceramic rings but still have a long way to go. 90 gallon sump, 350 gallon tank, 15 gallons of bio balls and over 10 liters of ceramic at the moment. Pumps push about 3000GPH. THANKS

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You never want to fill the sump near full because if you have a power failure, you're going to have a pretty bad flood in your house. Wet dry filters are designed to work that way. I would just check to make sure your drip trays are completely level, if they are, the water should trickle down evenly.
 
strollo22 said:
You never want to fill the sump near full because if you have a power failure, you're going to have a pretty bad flood in your house. Wet dry filters are designed to work that way. I would just check to make sure your drip trays are completely level, if they are, the water should trickle down evenly.
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agreed, and bro....that is one gnarly avatar
 
Thanks for the replies.

David R said:
Agreed. At the end of the day unless you're having problems with your water parameters you're not really going to gain anything by replacing/adjusting/improving the bio media.
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Actually I'm having a problem with my tap water. It's 1ppm ammonia and I do about a one third water change weekly. Of course I use prime to detoxify the ammonia and its barely noticeable after a week but then I put it back in. I was trying to find a way to help get rid of it quicker. My tap water used to be fine but I noticed this back in February. Also the drip trays are noisy do I thought I could fix that at the same time. Last question, do I have anything to lose by submerging the bio balls? Or trial and error? Again thanks for the help and the fish seem fine they all will eat right after a water change. Any other advice?

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johnny potatoes said:
Actually I'm having a problem with my tap water. It's 1ppm ammonia and I do about a one third water change weekly. Of course I use prime to detoxify the ammonia and its barely noticeable after a week but then I put it back in. I was trying to find a way to help get rid of it quicker. My tap water used to be fine but I noticed this back in February.
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I might not understand this. If you detoxify it, then you shouldn't have a problem unless you aren't adding enough prime. Use more and you shouldn't have a problem. If I misunderstand, please correct me. If you are adding enough to cover 1/3 of the tank volume, you aren't adding enough since you are adding water with ammonia. I would just double the amount. It's pretty inexpensive, especially if you buy large containers.


johnny potatoes said:
Also the drip trays are noisy do I thought I could fix that at the same time. Last question, do I have anything to lose by submerging the bio balls? Or trial and error? Again thanks for the help and the fish seem fine they all will eat right after a water change. Any other advice? Sent from my SPH-L710 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
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Submerging the bio balls will reduce the amount of oxygen the BB get and that will reduce their efficiency. However, it would be fine if your tank is not over stocked. Just make sure to let the BB grow population wise once you submerge them or you may notice an ammonia spike. So, submerge, reduce feeding and gradually increase feeding over the next week. Should be fine.
 
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