Dirty water any ideas

TMNZ · 04/17/2006, 05:09 AM

I have a 200g bb cube.
I run 2x 250w XM 10k and 4 39w atinics.
in the sump i have a bit of filter wool to pul out the floating crap that is in the main tank, water from the overflow also goes thru the skimmer, this takes out quite a bit to.

My question.
Do you guys that run bb tanks find you still get a bit of crap flowing round the tank that you cant take out?

I just can't seem to get the water as clear (floating particles) as i did in my other tank that i ran sand.

Any ideas on getting more of this floating crap out?

There is about 60x turn over in there, no real dead spots and about 8500ltr going thru the sump.

fishdoc11 · 04/17/2006, 06:00 AM

My water is crystal clear. If you just converted your rocks might still be sheding a bit. Blowing them off once every week or two with a powerhead and catching the detritus with a filter sock(removed soon after you are done) might help.
Chris

concept3 · 04/17/2006, 06:24 AM

Key is either getting the particulates suspended and then washed into the sump where it can be collected, or creating detritus spots where it is accessible and can be siphoned out on a regular basis. You might need to redirect your power heads or return lines for this.

Chris is right with the shedding too. My rocks shed for about 6 months before it slowed down. I still occasionally use a small powerhead and blast the rocks every now and then to get in the crevices.

Wiskey · 04/17/2006, 10:11 AM

I also had this problem in the begining, I was running the overflows in my 50G BB tank at only 150-200 GPH, and bumped that up to a mag7 pushing about 500 GPH after head loss my problem went away.

I agree with the others on the sheading thing too.

Whiskey

TMNZ · 04/17/2006, 10:13 PM

Thanks

My tank has been setup for about 6 months now, it has seem to got worse in the last month. maybe still sheading a bit.

I do get spots of waste in the cornors that i syphon.

I will just sit back and wait then.

04/17/2006, 05:09 AM	#1
TMNZ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Down South Posts: 103	Dirty water any ideas I have a 200g bb cube. I run 2x 250w XM 10k and 4 39w atinics. in the sump i have a bit of filter wool to pul out the floating crap that is in the main tank, water from the overflow also goes thru the skimmer, this takes out quite a bit to. My question. Do you guys that run bb tanks find you still get a bit of crap flowing round the tank that you cant take out? I just can't seem to get the water as clear (floating particles) as i did in my other tank that i ran sand. Any ideas on getting more of this floating crap out? There is about 60x turn over in there, no real dead spots and about 8500ltr going thru the sump.

04/17/2006, 06:00 AM	#2
fishdoc11 catch and release Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Old Hickory,TN Posts: 13,237	My water is crystal clear. If you just converted your rocks might still be sheding a bit. Blowing them off once every week or two with a powerhead and catching the detritus with a filter sock(removed soon after you are done) might help. Chris __________________ "Try to learn something about everything and everything about something" -- Thomas H. Huxley Current Tank Info: 70 gallon mixed reef

04/17/2006, 06:24 AM	#3
concept3 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NJ---->FL Posts: 2,540	Key is either getting the particulates suspended and then washed into the sump where it can be collected, or creating detritus spots where it is accessible and can be siphoned out on a regular basis. You might need to redirect your power heads or return lines for this. Chris is right with the shedding too. My rocks shed for about 6 months before it slowed down. I still occasionally use a small powerhead and blast the rocks every now and then to get in the crevices. __________________ ====> FEED YOUR BRAIN <==== Home of the Little Brain that could http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-01/nftt/index.php Current Tank Info: 5' custom tank & BB, 20MDRLT ret pump, Deltec AP600, K2R reactor, 12K's on IC, 216W T5's, Tunze's 6100/6000

04/17/2006, 10:11 AM	#4
Wiskey Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 3,049	I also had this problem in the begining, I was running the overflows in my 50G BB tank at only 150-200 GPH, and bumped that up to a mag7 pushing about 500 GPH after head loss my problem went away. I agree with the others on the sheading thing too. Whiskey __________________ This video shows 15 months of coral growth in my tank in a 30 second timelapse: https://youtu.be/bF6C57aTDEo

04/17/2006, 10:13 PM	#5
TMNZ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Down South Posts: 103	Thanks My tank has been setup for about 6 months now, it has seem to got worse in the last month. maybe still sheading a bit. I do get spots of waste in the cornors that i syphon. I will just sit back and wait then.