Anyone have an RO/DI canister explode?

theyangman

theyangman

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Ok so I tore the tlf reactor apart cleaned everything and rinsed and put in some new gfo.

I the harvested both valves for the test project. I have a mag 18 running and a valve on the input and output. By playing with the valves it just lowers the tumble rate. However I am finding that I cannot for the life of me get the gfo to boil evenly. Around the center tubing where the air goes in the gfo sits completely still. Refer to the video. What the hell is going on?

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I am noticing the GFO in the center is much "finer" than the stuff that is tumbling on the outer rim as in the video. I bought "ULTRA POWER PHOS" from sealife central. Could the GFO itself be the reason why? As you can also see in the video it's not like I have jammed this thing full either. I started off with a small amount as per my research prior to putting these things online in my tank.

Also it is running solo in the video. I set it up with only one reactor as to get a more accurate reading on just GFO.

Ultra Power Phos - Fauna Marin:

http://www.faunamarin.de/en/water-treatment/phosphate-adsorber/ultra-power-phos-1000ml/a-49/

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theyangman

theyangman

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Alright, so I fixed it.

After watching video after video after video I noticed one thing.

Everyone had a good amount more GFO in their reactors than me.

So I decide to dump in like twice as much as I had before. (What do I got to lose eh?) Now I gotta go get more as I don't have that much left.

This thing is going off like and I can finally get crazy tumbling. I turned it back and its perfect now. Yay for me an not having anything better to do on a Wednesday night.
 
curiousphil

curiousphil

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Sounds like you're experiencing the same fun I have been tony - took my 3-4 months to get my nutrients in check and a few of my frags went brown as a result.  The heat wave sure didn't help.  Things will turn around with persistence.  I'm learning there's a reason they call SPS "expert" corals lol.
 
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