Brandan
10/16/2009, 08:23 PM
Hello all, :sad2:
Well I am going to start off and say that this is somewhat embarrassing, and I feel it is not fair to all the beings that are in my tank. Over the past 3 years, I have always been very dedicated to my tank, and have spent many, many hours of hard labor keeping glass clean, water changed out, topping off 5 gallons every 2 days, dosing BIonic, and emptying skimmer cups.
Back in May I finally graduated college, and bought a house. Ever since the move, time for the tank has dropped substantially. On my RO/DI unit I have an inline TDS meter. As of right now it is reading 2ppm. This is the highest it has ever read. I have completely forgot that I had not replaced my DI cartridge in about a year up until a few weeks ago after I got my test report back from aquariumwatertesting.com. I sent a water sample to them due to the bleaching of color of my SPS corals.
Well, attached is the report. I am assuming the Silica, Copper, and other high values are due to the old DI cartridge? My question here is, should I just take my coral, fish, and inverts out and put them in QT while I re-cycle the tank with new water, from new RO filters? With as high as the Silica and Copper are, is it even worth trying to "fix"? The test report recommends using a phosphate media (which I am not currently running at the moment due to the fact that my reactor is running carbon right now).
At this point in time, I am considering breaking down the tank. My fiance and I are getting married March, and I can see time for the tank becoming very limited as the wedding gets closer and taking care of the new house.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_3580cff54fc44fa68d8528b29990f930.jpg
Thanks,
Brandan
Well I am going to start off and say that this is somewhat embarrassing, and I feel it is not fair to all the beings that are in my tank. Over the past 3 years, I have always been very dedicated to my tank, and have spent many, many hours of hard labor keeping glass clean, water changed out, topping off 5 gallons every 2 days, dosing BIonic, and emptying skimmer cups.
Back in May I finally graduated college, and bought a house. Ever since the move, time for the tank has dropped substantially. On my RO/DI unit I have an inline TDS meter. As of right now it is reading 2ppm. This is the highest it has ever read. I have completely forgot that I had not replaced my DI cartridge in about a year up until a few weeks ago after I got my test report back from aquariumwatertesting.com. I sent a water sample to them due to the bleaching of color of my SPS corals.
Well, attached is the report. I am assuming the Silica, Copper, and other high values are due to the old DI cartridge? My question here is, should I just take my coral, fish, and inverts out and put them in QT while I re-cycle the tank with new water, from new RO filters? With as high as the Silica and Copper are, is it even worth trying to "fix"? The test report recommends using a phosphate media (which I am not currently running at the moment due to the fact that my reactor is running carbon right now).
At this point in time, I am considering breaking down the tank. My fiance and I are getting married March, and I can see time for the tank becoming very limited as the wedding gets closer and taking care of the new house.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_3580cff54fc44fa68d8528b29990f930.jpg
Thanks,
Brandan