It never rains...

Adamant · 04/27/2015, 06:34 AM

I'm on day 3 of treating Ich with Copper in my HT currently and the damned HOB filter died, tripping the electric overnight.

I luckily woke up in the middle of the night to the power being off and sorted everything out, and there was minimal temp drop... could have been a whole lot worse!

Anyhoo... rather than a HOB filter, can I just hang the filter sponge / ceramic media in the HOB box and, leaving the HOB unplugged, point a powerhead in the general direction to get water flow through the box (I'm using it as the primary bio-filter so treat it like LR, right?).

If so, then is there really any issue in taking a PH out of my DT to "donate" to the HT. The DT has Ich but it's only day 3 in the HT anyway - I could just add 3 days onto the 3 weeks of Cupramine if it would matter?

Or, do I just go out and buy a new PH / HOB for the HT?

ReefsandGeeks · 04/27/2015, 07:30 AM

I don't know how your HOB is set up, but I can't imagine that working very well. I just don't see much water flow getting through. maybe if you had a mesh box tht hung inside the tank that you coudl direct the PH at or something. I'd probably look into a new HOB filter or a canister or somehting cheap rather than mess with retrofitting something.

whosurcaddie · 04/27/2015, 07:35 AM

I just user mesh bags with bio media in the bottom of my quarantine. Just aim a powerhead at the media so it is getting flow.

bnumair · 04/27/2015, 12:27 PM

you can, keep a good flow pointed at the media.

Mishri · 04/27/2015, 02:35 PM

If it's an aquaclear, the way it's designed the pump pulls water from the tank and shoots it under the sponge, so it travels from the bottom up and over the media. Not sure how effective it would be.. it might still work correctly, or it might fill up the first chamber and not flow at all under the sponge, you'll have to try it out and see..

04/27/2015, 06:34 AM	#1
Adamant Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 70	It never rains... I'm on day 3 of treating Ich with Copper in my HT currently and the damned HOB filter died, tripping the electric overnight. I luckily woke up in the middle of the night to the power being off and sorted everything out, and there was minimal temp drop... could have been a whole lot worse! Anyhoo... rather than a HOB filter, can I just hang the filter sponge / ceramic media in the HOB box and, leaving the HOB unplugged, point a powerhead in the general direction to get water flow through the box (I'm using it as the primary bio-filter so treat it like LR, right?). If so, then is there really any issue in taking a PH out of my DT to "donate" to the HT. The DT has Ich but it's only day 3 in the HT anyway - I could just add 3 days onto the 3 weeks of Cupramine if it would matter? Or, do I just go out and buy a new PH / HOB for the HT?

04/27/2015, 12:27 PM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	you can, keep a good flow pointed at the media. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/27/2015, 02:35 PM	#5
Mishri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great Falls, MT Posts: 1,404	If it's an aquaclear, the way it's designed the pump pulls water from the tank and shoots it under the sponge, so it travels from the bottom up and over the media. Not sure how effective it would be.. it might still work correctly, or it might fill up the first chamber and not flow at all under the sponge, you'll have to try it out and see.. __________________ 300 gallon 8ft long, 2x xf250 gyre, reef octopus 250-int - work in progress Aquarist since 1986

04/27/2015, 07:30 AM	#2
ReefsandGeeks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,708	I don't know how your HOB is set up, but I can't imagine that working very well. I just don't see much water flow getting through. maybe if you had a mesh box tht hung inside the tank that you coudl direct the PH at or something. I'd probably look into a new HOB filter or a canister or somehting cheap rather than mess with retrofitting something.

04/27/2015, 07:35 AM	#3
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	I just user mesh bags with bio media in the bottom of my quarantine. Just aim a powerhead at the media so it is getting flow.