Michika's 28g long nano-esque tank! - Page 20

adidas · #**191** 02-13-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

I clean my filter socks every second day and I do it with hot water and a double rinse in the washer.

maybe something leeches outta the washer?

imisky · #**192** 02-13-2008, 05:38 PM

hey sorry for the late reply on the carbon dosing, as a rule of thumb.. i dose 0.5mls for a 10g but i started low and slowly moved up. i also made sure that i dose multiple types of carbon sources so i do not get a mono bacteria culture. i dose this every other day instead of every day like most people that use vodka and im having some what of a success with GHA. a good thing about dosing so little is i have yet to get cloudy water, nor the white film that develop on the rocks and etc..

if your still considering dosing carbon to a certain point ive sent u a PM with my MSN contact, if you use that just add me

michika · #**193** 02-13-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by adidas

maybe something leeches outta the washer?

I don't know, I've had the GHA longer then the filter socks, but its something to consider. I do rinse the washer before putting the socks in. Any other ideas on washing them? I've tried it by hand, but they don't come as clean.

adidas · #**194** 02-13-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

I don't know, I've had the GHA longer then the filter socks, but its something to consider. I do rinse the washer before putting the socks in. Any other ideas on washing them? I've tried it by hand, but they don't come as clean.

was thinking about it causing sps to die...

michika · #**195** 02-13-2008, 07:09 PM

Good point. Would you think just hand washing, even though it doesn't get them as clean, is a better choice, or are you thinking stopping using filter socks all together.

Lets assume for a second that something got onto the filter socks and into the tank killing the SPS. Any thoughts on where else I would see an impact?

Skimmerking · #**196** 02-13-2008, 07:15 PM

Catherine I put mine in the dish washer and with out soap, wells great...

adidas · #**197** 02-13-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

Good point. Would you think just hand washing, even though it doesn't get them as clean, is a better choice, or are you thinking stopping using filter socks all together.

Lets assume for a second that something got onto the filter socks and into the tank killing the SPS. Any thoughts on where else I would see an impact?

not really sure, just looking at all possible ways a pollutant could have got in the system. maybe detergent containing phosphates was used in the washer, but u had the GHA b4 the socks so i dont know.

michika · #**198** 02-13-2008, 07:22 PM

I also noticed that the frags which RTNed were all from the same source.

adidas · #**199** 02-15-2008, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by michika

I also noticed that the frags which RTNed were all from the same source.

maybe a bad source?
anything improving? more pics?

michika · #**200** 02-15-2008, 03:47 AM

Another RTN, from a different source, a m. digitata. I've had this one quite some time and it was just coloring up quite nicely.

I will try for some photos tomorrow, its pay day, and thus shopping day. I'm going to hunt around for some new rock. Any particular photo requests?