Tidepool wet/dry filter?

[joeytoe]

the only thing I can think of is your bio filtration capacity is lower since you removed the cannister and the wet dry has not been able to catch up yet.
Cloudy water ususlly means bug bloom to me.
Can you confirm with higher nitrite levels?

could be. Nitrite is in the safe zone, same with Ammonia

 

[Dr Joe]

Ok heres the deal I recently got a Tidepool 1 wet/dry. Im not sure if its still getting seeded (had it on the tank for acouple weeks with two AC110s). an all of a sudden my tank has gone a bit murky.

Im kinda thinking bout ditching the BIO-wheel in it an modifiying it so I can put pot scrubbers in instead.
Just curious if anyone else has had trouble with these filters?

Along with all the good thing just said, you can put scrubbies in the sump(I take it that's where the return pump is) around the pump so that they stay atleast partially submerged.

Does this 'murky' water look like it's particulate matter floating in the water?

Got a friend with a diatom filter you can borrow? Used on ebay for $100 or so...

UV filter? If it's a biologic it will kill it and then you can filter it out.

Treat it like a bloom...cover tank for 3 days...no lights, none or minimum feeding and NO peeking.

Good Luck,

Dr Joe

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[joeytoe]

Along with all the good thing just said, you can put scrubbies in the sump(I take it that's where the return pump is) around the pump so that they stay atleast partially submerged.

Does this 'murky' water look like it's particulate matter floating in the water?

Got a friend with a diatom filter you can borrow? Used on ebay for $100 or so...

UV filter? If it's a biologic it will kill it and then you can filter it out.

Treat it like a bloom...cover tank for 3 days...no lights, none or minimum feeding and NO peeking.

Good Luck,

Dr Joe

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well soon the pump will be external, with a a PVC intake inside that I can either a corse or fine Sponge on. Ive found that the fine sponges (used to keep fry outve a filters intake) works rather well for water polishing.
I also made a cover for the sump to redeuce evaporation from the heater in the sump.

 

[RadleyMiller]

big water change perhaps? It took a while for my tank to get clear, and now it is (2 months later) Just give it time. I know a guy that bought a 10 sized bottle of Bio-Spira for his 75 and just put a little everywhere and it grew pretty fast.

It is a lot easier for new bateria to grow under this condtion C(t) = (1000)(2^t) than under this condition C(t) = (10)(2^t) when C (colony) is a function of t (time) and the base is assuming how many bacteria there are on the filter when t=0 aka when the tank is set up for the case of the second function and 1000 colonies in the first because the Bio-spira culture was added.

If the calculus and the biology is right, then so I am.

Anyone want to check me on this??

It is too late to be messing with derivatives right now. Please someone with more of an education than a high school senior check this for me.

 

[RadleyMiller]

If there is anything missing (I wouldn't know if I forgot something, I have it all in my head and know what I mean) please PM me and I will add it to the thread I am starting

 

[Dr Joe]

big water change perhaps? It took a while for my tank to get clear, and now it is (2 months later) Just give it time. I know a guy that bought a 10 sized bottle of Bio-Spira for his 75 and just put a little everywhere and it grew pretty fast.

It is a lot easier for new bateria to grow under this condtion C(t) = (1000)(2^t) than under this condition C(t) = (10)(2^t) when C (colony) is a function of t (time) and the base is assuming how many bacteria there are on the filter when t=0 aka when the tank is set up for the case of the second function and 1000 colonies in the first because the Bio-spira culture was added.

If the calculus and the biology is right, then so I am.

Anyone want to check me on this??

It is too late to be messing with derivatives right now. Please someone with more of an education than a high school senior check this for me.

If you base you calculations on an assumption how can it be valid or all things could be valid. If your tank was started with fresh untreated tap water wouldn't you have to assume a negative number for Ct, because the chlorine would preclude any bacteria be in the water and would kill any new bacteria added for a set amount of time=t where-in t is the time it takes for chlorine to disapate (chloramine not valid here) before bacteria can grow. And since Bio-spira is used vs natural bacteria growth you have an reverse-logrithmic accelerated growth rate (barring improper shipment and storage of product).

If you ASS U ME anything then figure it's going to cost you more in the long run

Did I mention I HATE calculus...

CHOMPERS! Where are you?! HELP...

Dr Joe

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