Why are there severals levels? It makes it very hard to scrub the algae off. Thank you.
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No clue about the reason for levels. We use ours for a koi tank in the winter. Trap door snails keep the algae cleaned up.
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That developers from having too much nutrient in the water colum. Took me a month of 53 micron sock filtering to get the levels down to clean for sps corals. As far as the size of the reactor, I'd have to say no. I have two of these - one for carbon and one for gfo. Even if you fill it all they way top the top with gfo, gfo can only absorbe phosphate until there is zero. The. The phosphate sits there until more phosphate comes along.... Mine work great at this btw. Happy reeling.
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That is algae. You need a pond treatment to stop it. It is usually caused by hot weather and lots of sun on your pond. Pond bluing solution can help because it stops the sun from penetrating the water.
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I suggest putting algicide and chlorine in your pool to kill whatever it is that growing. This pool cleaner picks up everything on the bottom. I have never had an algae problem so I can't say that it will clean it off your pool.
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I just attended a seminar from the guys that do the show "Tanked" on Animal Planet. They recommend (if additional filtration is needed) an outside filter that sits adjacent to the tank. These supposedly provide much more thorough filtration than an in-tank system, and dramatically cut down on the biomass debris from food that can cause algae bloom and fish kills.
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I bought two and put in the bottom of a 55 gallon tank. Since installing the filters there has been quite a build-up of ??? on the top of the gravel.It is white and stringy (?) and very hard to clean out because of the tank depth! I have had MUCH better luck keeping the tank clean by installing two flow through filters and extending one of the intakes as close to the bottom as possible. If I had it to do over again I would NOT have gotten the under gravel systems.
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We used this filter as a secondary unit in a much larger (1500 gal) pond to help with algae control. Since it is not very easy to clean the filter, I would not use it as an only filter unit. I think that it was hellpful in algae control as would recommend it as a secondary unit. The fountain is nice and, of course, helps to aerate the water.
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Water circulation key: One is good, two is better; one on each end of tank to cause turbulent flow. As for red algae, you're overfeeding and/or not doing enough water changes.
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I found the salt strips to be a bit tricky (compared to chlorine etc chemical strips). They take a long time to read, so I was just laying the strip in the water sample. You need to stand the strip up in the container so the bottom is in the water and let it sit. The strip was reading far lower than it should have when laying in the water vs standing up in the water. Perhaps you are having the same issue and it really is higher than 2000ppm. I started out with too much salt because of this as well.
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I've had experience with green algae blooms and it takes superchlorination and continuous filtering for a couple of days to clear it up. Three bags for 30000 gallons is not enough. For example, the cholorine shock I buy claims 73% available chlorine, and I use double my normal amount for superchlorination. If I was using this product, I'd start with minimum 5 bags, but, someone stated that this has 39% available chlorine, so it could be even more. A second or even a third treatment is possible 12/24 hours after the first if it's really bad.
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If you are having a problem with Algae, there are a couple things that you can try. 1 make sure you are doing the maintenance on the pump taking the impeller out and cleaning in there. Also when it is time to change the filter, take the filter out and use a solution of 60% water and 40% vinegar and let that run for about a hour. This should help with that issue. If you have any other questions please feel free to contact us at tina@pioneerpet.com
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The source is from algae you can contact devanutrition.com for more answers.
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True on both once the water is over grown with algae it is just not strong enough to stay ahead of the problem part of the bale must be above the water for the air to release the chemicals into the water
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I had algae on one end and i think it was the solar cover that was causing it. Once i got rid of it algae went away. With the cleaner once u shock the pool sweep algae away and use cleaner a few times a week it doesnt come back. The cleaner also keeps my filter clean. I only hav to backwash once in summer not because i hav to. I tell everyone to get this tiger shark
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You could empty and scrub it periodically but since I'm only using the water on outdoor plants, I'm not concerned about the algae.
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It's not that hard to clean the machine. The white film is annoying. It's not hard to clean off of things, but it builds quickly depending on how much it runs and how close it is to them. Just don't put it next to electronics, the static electricity really attracts the white film. It comes with anti-microbial beads in a container that is screwed to the inside of the cap for the reservoir. I removed them and it did reduce the amount of white film produced; you'll just have to clean the tank more often.
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Also if money is an issue you can use regular algae scrub pads or a similar sponge from wherever. Won't work quite as well, but, in my experience, it did the job very well for a tenth of the price and similar results. I use the biomax media in the top two trays and premedia in the bottom. You can also get a polish filter to put in the bottom tray for best results, but just remember to remove it after a week or two as it gets clogged and will slow the water flow eventually (especially with RESs).