So good and bad news today..... Found my blue spot dried up behind the tank, guess he found a small gap in my screen top. Wouldn't mind another at some point but I think I'm just gonna let the tank chill for awhile.
Got a lot of algae at the moment, I have a feeling the rock i got off a dude, is pretty high in phosphates. So I'm gonna try a box of bioclean, and eventually move onto bio pellets. On the upside, that much established live rock with no other apparent issues, is a good thing. I don't mind the phosphate battle over other bad things rock can have.
As for the good news, just finished my first water change with my system, everything worked out better then expected. Super fast draining and filling. And was the first water change I completed ever without spilled water. The full 30 gallons took about 10-15 mins..
The process was basically kill all power, let back flow. Empty sump the best I could, refill sump. Turn everything back on. Had a few gallons left of fresh mixed salt in the basement. But not enough that I feel like I wasted a bunch.
Siphon was easy to start as the line was filled with fresh water so I just kept closing the valve I have on the end of the hose. To move to each chamber. No siphon start required.
Super stoked to do water changes now . Just need to make some specialized attachments for the system. Like a strainer as what goes down, goes down. And I fear the day anything goes down that will plug the system. Valves with couplers would of been the better choice.
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Two clownfish were in a tank. One says to the other, how do i drive this thing?
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