SRC Member raydiative Posted June 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 18, 2010 Lemon, not sure if this method will work for you.. use your hands to stir the water again.. i'm sure these residue are now collecting at one spot on the bottom of your tank... if you stir up the water and mix them again, it should clear up quite fast... Hope it works for you if you try! Quote A man with a reef tank is a man with an empty wallet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 Lemon, not sure if this method will work for you.. use your hands to stir the water again.. i'm sure these residue are now collecting at one spot on the bottom of your tank... if you stir up the water and mix them again, it should clear up quite fast... Hope it works for you if you try! nope. tried everything. the residue is calcium carbonate caused by mixing too much salt at one go. because i dumped one whole pail of salt into the water, momentarily the pH and calcium levels will increase dramatically and not slow enough for it to diffuse and reach saturated levels. this caused the calcium to precipitate out of solution. like how it will happen when you dose too much calcium and buffer at once. it's called the "snowstorm" effect. calcium carbonate is very poorly soluble in water (if it's soluble at all...). the only way to remove it is to do so manually as it won't go away by itself. so i've emptied my sump, scrubbed it clean, and remove all traces of calcium carbonate from there. now the problem is the main tank lol. it's still a winter wonderland. well, it's a very tedious and expensive lesson to be learnt cost me 1 oceanic bucket.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kueytoc Posted June 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 18, 2010 Remember the old adage..."Slow & Steady"...dun hurry. Quote WRASSEY REEF PARADISE 4ftx2.5ftx2.5ft SRC Site: Welcome to My World of WRASSEYS !!! CHUISUI Site: WRASSEY World of REEF Paradise !!! mio CAN-REEF Site: Wrassey World !!! SiamReefClub Site: WRASSEY MASTER Hyper ไฮเปà¸à¸£à¹Œ ; Silly Fools ; Labanoon ; I-Nam ไà¸à¸™à¹‰à¸³ ; Modern Dog ; Sirasak Ittipolpanish ; Annita - Nisita Pongsong Twin-CAMs Power Module ! ; MIO Dream Car ! ; MIO Alter-EGO ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 Remember the old adage..."Slow & Steady"...dun hurry. lol very slow liao. any slower and it'll stop hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvin70 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 lol very slow liao. any slower and it'll stop hehe Hi Bro, very nice tank set up you have...btw can pm me how much is the tank & by who ...thanks a millon .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 Hi Bro, very nice tank set up you have...btw can pm me how much is the tank & by who ...thanks a millon .... you got pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 the compressor is being done now. omg all the drilling!!! MY EYES ARE TWITCHING. SO LOUD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I thought you know that the ppt is Calcium Carbonate... They wun dissolve.. Siphon out or direct the wavemaker at the ppt and run untill all get trapped by your wool.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 I thought you know that the ppt is Calcium Carbonate... They wun dissolve.. Siphon out or direct the wavemaker at the ppt and run untill all get trapped by your wool.. i did. u know how much ppt there was!? THIS MORNING. SUMP TANK 2CM THICK. and my wool SOAKING in ppt. damn man, i just cleared the sump of all the ppt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i did. u know how much ppt there was!? THIS MORNING. SUMP TANK 2CM THICK. and my wool SOAKING in ppt. damn man, i just cleared the sump of all the ppt. Eeee... Okay.. Didnt know it was that BAD.. You might need to check your parameter if it is within range... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 Eeee... Okay.. Didnt know it was that BAD.. You might need to check your parameter if it is within range... right no i don't care about parameters first. get rid of the ppt first priority. besides its for cycling. as long as the basic parameters like salinity, ph within range, is fine. if calcium, mg abit high or low, i will let it slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 hard at work doing the trunking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 house is in a complete mess! i would say like a tornado has swept through, but it will be too cliche. so i'll just leave it at a complete mess! hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 welding the copper tubings to the coil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 daikin 1hp compressor! new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 right no i don't care about parameters first. get rid of the ppt first priority. besides its for cycling. as long as the basic parameters like salinity, ph within range, is fine. if calcium, mg abit high or low, i will let it slide. You will get ionic inbalance if any of the parameter fall too low and everything start going haywire... PPT best solution is siphon liao.. no choice.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 daikin 1hp compressor! new one So it is not the 2k on lar? Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 So it is not the 2k on lar? no lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 You will get ionic inbalance if any of the parameter fall too low and everything start going haywire... PPT best solution is siphon liao.. no choice.. got ppt usually means the parameter ###### up liao. otherwise won't have ppt in the first place. worse come to worst drain everything out and re-salt. PROPERLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 got ppt usually means the parameter ###### up liao. otherwise won't have ppt in the first place. worse come to worst drain everything out and re-salt. PROPERLY. No need... Just test den see.. LOL... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 anyway here's the finish product today. the compressor, the trucking, and the coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted June 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 18, 2010 i bet lemon is going ==> Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member desideria Posted June 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 18, 2010 I never thought the day will come whereby I will look at a COMPRESSOR and think to myself : YUM!!!! :yeah: Quote Cheers, Desi Sheldon (TBBT): A little misunderstanding? Galileo and the Pope had a little misunderstanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2010 Author Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2010 i bet lemon is going ==> actually no. i accidently spill a big pail of saltwater and my house is flooded now. so is my kitchen. and all my rugs are drenched in saltwater. need to go find some rugs somewhere and use lol. I never thought the day will come whereby I will look at a COMPRESSOR and think to myself : YUM!!!! :yeah: it's nice isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member raydiative Posted June 18, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 18, 2010 nice and neat work of the trunking... for the main tank, have you turn off the wave maker?? i suppose if you stop all forms of current the ppt (since insoluble) will "gather" at the bottom which makes it easier for siphoning? Quote A man with a reef tank is a man with an empty wallet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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