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Just bought a lot of vinigar and have the skimmer soaking in it now, i'll just leave it over night and hopefully after i've cleaned it in the mornign with water, it should work a bit better
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So if i dont clean it out that way, it effectively wont work for two weeks? How long does it take for foam to start forming, all ive got it bubbles so far
If you did not clean it out, it would be hit or miss with the foaming. It would run micro bubbles for a bit, and fine tuning it would be a real pain in the rear.
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Cleaned it with vinegar and water going to put it back in soon, but all my levels are still very high, nitrite mainly, but is this down to it being a new filter? i used the existing bio balls in the new filter but obviously the sponges and carbon and other bio media is new. Could my live rock be dead also?
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If you must leave your flirt need to do water sports, but you will join some of the nitrate into the tank.
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Cleaned it with vinegar and water going to put it back in soon, but all my levels are still very high, nitrite mainly, but is this down to it being a new filter? i used the existing bio balls in the new filter but obviously the sponges and carbon and other bio media is new. Could my live rock be dead also?
You'd have to have a huge skimmer to take out all the organics that fast. Your going to have to do water changes every week or so to keep the parameters in line, then once you have themk down the skimmer will get it from there.
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