A lil Water problem :(

[nyfireman3097]

Well When I hooked up my RO/DI I forgot the waste line and when i was checking the water TDS it was 0 then the next day I had to fill another 25g to the tank and low and behold the YTDS started at 0 but was up to 35 by the time I was 1/2 done with the 25g's. So now I have a brown alage growing in my tank never have I had this problem what should I do ????
Nick

 

[Pedro]

What should you do?

Replace the cartridges. If you still have TDS, your membrane might be shot. You might also need to replace that.

You can also try replacing the DI cartridge alone and see if that solves it. How dark are the sediment and carbon filters?

Don't worry about the algea, once you get the water back to normal it will go away.

 

[nyfireman3097]

lol there a week old

 

[delv]

If you come by I'll give you some resin....I have a 50 gallon drum of it...

Is there particulate matter building up on the carbon and mechanical cartridges?

d.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

guys i think he's trying to ask how he can fix the water issue in the 25g. he states that he forgot to add the waste line when he was putting the rodi together so i'm guessing he put the waste water in his tank somehow.

nick try to run some carbon or phosban. also do another water change and make sure the waste water gets disposed of. good luck.

btw did you get the socks?

 

[nyfireman3097]

Yes I did thank you .......
Ans you hit it on the head All the filters are clean as clean can be I have carbon in the sump. I have done 1 20g WC and plan on doing another tommorrow and then another on Saturday I wanna get rid of this problem before I have to pick up my sps from Jims house

 

[regal]

Well When I hooked up my RO/DI I forgot the waste line and when i was checking the water TDS it was 0 then the next day I had to fill another 25g to the tank and low and behold the YTDS started at 0 but was up to 35 by the time I was 1/2 done with the 25g's. So now I have a brown alage growing in my tank never have I had this problem what should I do ????
Nick

What do you mean by forgetting the waste line? Check the TDS of the water after the RO not the DI and see how high it is. If it is too high, even you change the DI, it will get exhausted very quickly. You need to change the RO membrane if that's the case.

 

[nyfireman3097]

its at 0. All Ro's have a waste line and I have a HUGE setup. When I set it back up I forgot to add the waste line due to not being the one to break it down and then being the one to put it back together in a rush to get my tank going

 

[regal]

All Ro's have a waste line and I have a HUGE setup. When I set it back up I forgot to add the waste line due to not being the one to break it down and then being the one to put it back together in a rush to get my tank going

I know that all RO have a waste line. But it is separated from the purified water line. So where did the waste water go? In your tank or on the floor?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

nick

i wouldn't do so many huge water changes. that will create mini cycles in your tank and may cause diatom blooms. smaller WC may be better.

 

[nyfireman3097]

im not im doing my regular 15g WC per week

 

[heuerfan]

nick

i wouldn't do so many huge water changes. that will create mini cycles in your tank and may cause diatom blooms. smaller WC may be better.

never heard of that, i've done 50% and also 75% on my nanos and never had a problem.

my 2 cents

 

[nyfireman3097]

heuer it is true on a nano it is a lil diffrent

 

[nyfireman3097]

Ok well know ALL the brown algae is gone BUT and a BIG BUT I have a ton of hair algae growing all parameters are at 0 just finished doing the tests havent done a PO4 test though yet need to get more turbos in there

 

[smoknreefrs]

i would turn the lights back a few hours as well as staying on top of the water.

 

[nyfireman3097]

I have them on for 6 hours right now verse the 8 I had them on also my turbos have been going to town so far I just ordered 20 more im hoping this will do the trick

 

[Tonyscoots84]

nick u still havent checked phosphate in ur tank.. not sayin thats the only reason but a good one to check ...

 

[nyfireman3097]

Ok just finished doing my tests on everything. Heres the results
yesterday
82 degrees
1.032 salinity
600ppm cal
9.9 Alk
1450 Mag
N/A Pottasium
0 Ammonia
0 Nitrite
2ppm Nitrate
PO4 .26

Now
Temp 79
Salinity 1.025
Cal 420 ppm
Alk 8.0 dKH
Mag 1275
Pottasium N/A
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 2
PO4 .16
PH 8.2

 

[Tonyscoots84]

po4 is going down good..... all levels look good... u forgot one level ph :lol2:... what are ur plans for magnesium do u want to keep it at 1275 or bump it up to 1350..

 

[twinreef]

salinity is high, lower to about 1.025-26.