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aquabeAnz

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  1. just tested CA from effluent yesterday using salifert.

    to my amazing shock... it registered a low 220 ppm.

    so what could be wrong? these are the details:

    1. effluent: 50drops/min

    2. ~ 1 bub/3secs co2 mixed until mad, so pH should

    be low enough to burn the media (ARM)

    so what's wrong?

  2. i suspect aquabeanz means the air intake opening or size, not the location whether higher or lower... correct me if i am wrong aquabeanz.

    any tips on how to tune air intake opening?

    Regarding putting the pump higher or lower, I believe there is normally a minimum water depth for any water pump to work optimally. if put too high, it might create a vortex effect.

    but i see somebody's point in that if the pump is in too deep, is it more difficult for the pump to suck in air? wats optimum?

    should be the size of the air intake..

    imagine the ideal situation where air is sucked in at the optimum rate (this you gotta fine tune and observe the bubbles) and the pump is constantly fed with this amount of air, thus optimizing the performance. im currently not using the stock air controller for my H&S, rather i choose to use a small valve which is more accurate, and i try to distance it from the sump, as evapoartion of SW will eventually clog up the controller.

    how deep you put the NW pump inside the pump so it won't affect performance?

    i'm not 100% sure but i think if your sump is not 2 ft high, then forget it, i don't think will make much difference in the pressure.

    but theoretically, the deeper you go the higher the pressure is, so might bring down the suction capacity of the pump.

    optimum? for me, i place it high enough such that it does not create a vortex lor hehehehehe :eyebrow::eyebrow::eyebrow::eyebrow::eyebrow:

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