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[ReeferZ1227]

I end up with the ceramic shaft breaking near the base.

@AKL1950 I also stopped using vinegar on everything but the outer casing. i use 50/50 white vinegar water on just the guard. Id clean a wetside and then id have spinning wetsides. Propeller and base get scrub brush and water. So far so good.

Others report citric acid is excellent for the whole pump and wont cause issues with the plastics sealing the magnet.

 

[Thuan]

Morning! Need cleaning techniques for my MP40s. I clean the algae off with a stiff brush weekly. They have been running perfect for almost 2 years, but the coraline is really building up on them. What’s the best way to remove/resolve the coraline on the wet side?

I use this. Works like a charm.

 

[AKL1950]

I use this. Works like a charm.

Where do you get it?

 

[Thuan]

Where do you get it?

brs. I use is on all my equipment. I soak it it for a few hrs., longer for more deposits. Then I scrub it off. I use on my gyres, powerheads, skimmers.

 

[billyocean]

I’m not exactly sure. I am a lazy reefer, and try and stay as low tech as I can only adding when I absolutely have to, and I also don’t test as much as I probably should.

What I noticed was switching to AF after a few water changes my acros were closing up and the coraline growth slowed. Tested alk and it was at 6.

I was using reef crystals for ages while dosing kalkwasser in my ato using the “high demand” ratio on the container from BRS. That’s all I do, and with that my tank always would test somewhere in the range of high 7s to low 8s and things were open.

Basically, a drop to 6 I didn’t want to mess with and figure out a new kalkwasser ratio or god forbid add more equipment or dosers or additives. Swapped back to reef crystals and things are open again and alk is back to where it was before. And I can go blissfully by while doing next to nothing.

Would things maybe have eventually adjusted? Maybe? But AF was on sale when I got it. Reef crystals is always quite affordable. So no use messing with something that works for me and keeps my maintenance to “are acro polyps out and fully extended?” Yes? Sit back and enjoy!

SBB Tiger

Could have dropped because your corals liked the new salt and were consuming more

 

[AKL1950]

brs. I use is on all my equipment. I soak it it for a few hrs., longer for more deposits. Then I scrub it off. I use on my gyres, powerheads, skimmers.

Thanks! Found it on Amazon for the same price and get it tomorrow.

 

[Thuan]

Just got tracking from Ralph. OMG. 50 lb box.

 

[robanister]

Copy thanks for the recommendations. I always dip and intend to, omitted that piece as its a requirement. I just typically dont do the whole floating/drip acclimation/frag rack/rock work process. I recently started dosing potassium as i was alarmingly low, i didnt realize AFR did not have K.

I did not know it makes a good dip though. Shall look into that as I have 5lbs and i use 3 grams here and there.

 

[robanister]

I was able to fix one of my mp40 wet side and it works. the other has a broken white disk that on the inside magnet base

Message them . They were great to work with at ecotech.

 

[AKL1950]

Could have dropped because your corals liked the new salt and were consuming more

i did my due diligence and here is what I got. Shane uses Red Sea mixture of blue bucket and Pro. TSA uses Red Sea Blue Bucket. WWC uses IO Reef Crystals. The other vendor I ask was BattleCorals, but haven’t got a response back yet. Looks like Red Sea or Reef Crystals are top choices for them. May just stay with Reef Crystals.

 

[Thuan]

Message them . They were great to work with at ecotech.

I got it used and I got my moneys worth out of it.

 

[robanister]

Just got tracking from Ralph. OMG. 50 lb box.

Join the club of holding up the table

 

[andrewj1212]

Amazing @SBB Corals

I saw that coming! Nice job

 

[robanister]

Where do you get it?

It's just citric acid

 

[robanister]

I got it used and I got my moneys worth out of it.

I said my gifted died they just want the serial number. That God I'm a nurse cause I feel like that is a going to he'll lie. I think we are grandfathered in right?

 

[Thuan]

I said my gifted died they just want the serial number. That God I'm a nurse cause I feel like that is a going to he'll lie. I think we are grandfathered in right?

I don't feel good doing that. Thanks for the slim shady idea.

 

[evilexotica]

Join the club of holding up the table

Just got the text. 55 lbs. on mine

 

[Thuan]

Just got the text. 55 lbs. on mine

Join the club. Between you, @robanister, and I . We three can support the whole table

 

[ReeferZ1227]

Just got the text. 55 lbs. on mine

A frag tank. Theyre bassically shipping you a frag tank.

 

[evilexotica]

A frag tank. Theyre bassically shipping you a frag tank.

Good thing I just set up a 45gal. Frag tank last Sunday