Dream Tank

[BELL]

Need help!!

Pump compartment in the IOS is low (but above the pump) and it is pumping out micro bubbles...

Please help!

[MadScientist]

snap photos of your ios? since water level is low, pumping out microbubbles is normal

[kaykay]

Just top up more water. Evaporation would have reduced the water level in the last compartment.

[BELL]

The drop in water level is huge. even if i top up water the pump sucks it in very quickly and water level remain low. However it was ok for the past one week until yesterday the water level dropped. i tried to reduce the pump power but it ended up not strong enough to pump water out ( as it has to go down 1.8m to the chiller and come up)... What am i suppose to do now.. micro bubbles coming out of pump non stop.. Pls help!

[MadScientist]

make sure inlet comb is clear. take out filter floss for a while and see what happens. Maybe filter floss is flooded with debris or sand.

[kaykay]

The extra water that you topped up has to be somewhere in the closed loop.

Is there a leak anywhere? Check this first. Once ascertained no leak see below.

Maybe the chiller has not been "primed" properly. So there are pockets of space in the chiller yet to be filled with water.

I'll continue to topup water slowly until I see an increase in the water level in the pump compartment.

See if the above works.

[MadScientist]

the pockets of space can survive for a week of running flow? sounds more like a leak though.

[BELL]

No leak anywhere, and the water i top up just get sucks in by the pump... and ater lvl remain low..........

[MadScientist]

is the water going into the inlet without resistance? the only other explanation would be exactly what kaykay said. how much are you exactly topping?

happened to me once. half of my 1ft tank water suddenly disappeared. finally traced to improper priming. shook the canisters for some time and ended up 3/4 of my tank water gone before canisters were fully primed.

if there's no leak, topping up of water doesn't really hurt, of course, salinity must match.

[tropic]

Can try to show picture so others can help easier

[MadScientist]

Can try to show picture so others can help easier

agree

[BELL]

dont know how useful will a pic be.. but here it is.

water level is low.

[MadScientist]

a side shot? have you tried taking out the filter wool?

[BELL]

ive tried to top up to the level where it was initially but i can never do it because whenever i pour in water to the pump compartment the water just get sucked in. u get me? i pour in, the pump sucks the water in, no matter how much i pour the water lvl remains low..

[BELL]

the filter wool is there to prevent the water fall sound

[BELL]

the wool doesnt affect actually

[MadScientist]

have you measured salinity of tank water?

[kaykay]

Did the water level in the display tank go up after the topping up and the pump sucking in all of them?

[kaykay]

The excess water that you poured in has to go somewhere. If display tank water level remains same, then check other compartments in your ios.

If ll constant, then it can only be the chiller. Could there be a reservoir in this chiller?

Worst case scenario is a leak, but I doubt it. If leaking, the water will be always dropping, not remain low.

[MadScientist]

From bell:

hey the issue have been solved.. thanks.

She could not update on her thread as she has reach max post and she cant reply

[tropic]

Any idea what is the cause?

[MadScientist]

Any idea what is the cause?

No idea, curious to know too.

[BELL]

Hi all, Bought my Fiji rocks last saturday, it was my first time at Coral farm.

in my opinion, Its really far, like the other end of Singapore but it was definitely worth the trip for the Rocks! And Thanks to a kind young man who fetch me out!

Honestly I am amazed by the effect of the fjij rocks. It gives the tank a very different feel as compared to normal live rocks. More porous and shape is nice and special.

I didnt had back ache, cus it took me only a minute to put this 2 piece of rocks together.

I Love this rockscape, its a simple design and it'd be easy to place my corals.

Yea so here's my rock scape, tell me if you like it too!

White and Blue light on:

White light only:

Blue only:

Full Tank shot

Reflection of the tank, rockscape looks like a slide! HAHA

Apparently, its the 2nd week of cycling. Ammonia is 0 right now.

Thats all, till i update again!

[MadScientist]

nicely done

[BELL]

Tank has small white "ants" crawling all over the wall with diatoms blooming on the tank wall! what should i do? those white 'ants' looks disgusting! Are they good or bad? No pictures as it is too small to be captured on camera.