My tanks are at 7.8, I'm trying to bring it down with 7.0 slow water changes. Question is, should I add this to my (7.0) water change water or wait until the tank is at 7.0? I do not want this to set my water at 7.8.
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As response to the question - you should add it to the water change water cuz if you add it to the already 7.0 water it will make it higher have a great day
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Im wondering if this worked for you? I have the same pool which is about 10,000 gallons- higher than the 7,000 it states. I read that you just need to look at how much the pump cycles per hour- was this one big enough for you? How's it working?
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Yes, you are supposed to dose the size of your tank before you start to refill no matter how much of a water change you are doing. For example, on my 55 gallon when I do a 30% weekly change I dose the whole tank (55 gallons.... actually I am paranoid so I double dose for 55 gallons with Prime) and then refill the tank with water. I saw some good advice about not restarting your pumps/filters until about 10 minutes after refilling, just to make sure the water is dechlorinated and that no chlorine hits your filters/beneficial bacteria material.
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I tried to adjust it too... no luck.... just use less water in the tank and aim it to the side.... the beta will get used to the current :)
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I think that would be a different model... My old softener was a 12x48 tank and this one so far is working great... The old smaller system was regenerating every 4 days by a mechanical timer system. This one regenerates based on water usage and with our small household I've went the full maximum of 14 days before regeneration... I expect my salt usage will go way down... I really like it!! I had to redo my plumbing to accommodate the larger tank, but that wasn't too difficult and well worth the effort...
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It's been 4 months and my water filter still seems to be working great (2 person household.) Would be great if someone could post a link to a consumer reports type article about this subject. Of course the mnfctr is going to recommend faster changes than are necessary to get you to buy more. I just set up 3 month regular shipment from Amazon, to be safe.
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I haven't had n e problem with this product & have been using it for a while. It really isn't needed, unless your not doing frequent water changes. I do my normal water changes & use this when I've been lazy & haven't gotten around to doing a water change for a while. If it helps, next time pour it into or near the filter so it can get broken down quicker. Or mix it into what ever water your going to add to your tank if your adding it during a water change.
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the original message i read showed your tank size to be 9 gallons but now i see it might be 29 gallons.the filter on a 29 gallon tank would work well as you can adjust the flow rate,just adjust to your liking,there is a lever on top of the box you can move to the right and left and that is where you adjust the flow rate. on the filter
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The label suggested to use it on 2 gal and up tank. Either you upgrade your tank or you could try this: test out on the 1 gal tank without the fish in it for 24 hrs to see if the temperature stay within range. A word of advice from someone who made a lots of mistake as a first time betta owner: do it right or you end up spending more money fixing you mistakes and hurts the fish in the process. If you decided to upgrade your tank, then it is better to get a 5 gal. It just so much easier to add on other needed features, such as a heater or filter (personally, I like whisper brand filter), etc..plus, your fish would love the evpxtra space to explore. Hope this is helpful. Best wishes for caring your fish.
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Let the water get tepid or lukewarm, before adding water. Do you use a heater? if so, set it the water to the temperature in the tank before adding.
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I haven't been following a strict schedule for changing filters. My bride is my "canary in the coal mine" for determining when to change. When she says the water doesn't taste right, I change the filters. If that doesn't help, I change the membrane. I would expect, and this is an off the wall guess. If your TDS reading gets above 30, it might be time to change.
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I have no idea, but I do know we're still developing scale and it continues to wreak havoc with the plumbing, so I'm considering going salt (don't want to), but I don't think Scalewatcher is doing as much as we need here. Our water is very hard.
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what size is your tank? I have a 300 watt in my 90 gallon saltwater . Temperature set at 78 and it stays at 78. I ran it at 82 degrees when it was cycling
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You would have to re-calibrate it and do the math because it's basically a scale that's calibrated for 20 lb tanks. But now that I think about it probably won't work because if your tank is full when measured it would read off the scale's highest limit. The answer is NO
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Adding one comment to the earlier answer. If your water level gets low (this is a fairly tall heater so you should never go below about 6" of water) and the outside temp is low, there is no safety turnoff. So if it's 30 out and the livestock drink the tank down to a couple inches of water, the heater will glow red until you add water. Not a problem with the product since it can't tell if it is surrounded by cold water or air, just a tip to keep the water at a minimum depth so you don't waste power.
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I have my filter BEFORE my pressure tank. I really don't know how much difference that makes. My thinking would be to put the coarser filter in front, and the finer one aft. I think that it makes sense to filter MOST of the sediment first and then follow up with a finer filter to clean up what it missed. I am no expert, so take that with a grain of salt, and hopefully someone who is an expert can give better advice. Good Luck!
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Put in a bottle & fill your tank 3/4 of the way up. That way you get the improved performance, but only have to buy one bottle. That's what I do as I have a 26 gallon tank.