Re: [GSAS-Member] Thoughts on tank clarification?

[Shamus Young <machismo@eskimo.com>]

Bryan:

thanks for the information.  It was perfectly clear.

Shamus

On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Bryan Nichols wrote:

> Shamus,
>
> It's a fairly simple operation. the most difficult part is priming the HOT.
> Here is how i did it.
>
>  - Prepare materials: HOT w/ micron cartridge, DE, tall vase (to prime in)
> or any tall narrow container will work, Some flexible tubing to go from the
> HOT output to as close to the HOT input as you can get it.
>
> Note: it may be worthwhile to do a dry run to see if everything is going to
> work ahead of time :)
>
> 1) Assemble the HOT with micron cartridge and fill it as close to the top as
> you can without spilling water out, then seal it up
>
> 2) Devise a way to stick both the HOT input and the HOT output into the
> vase. I used some tubing to go from the HOT output into the vase then zip
> tied the input and output to each other.
>
> 3) Fill the vase with water, stick the HOT in, turn it on and then begin
> adding DE. I find it works best to add a bit at a time so the DE doesn't
> settle on the bottom. Our goal is to get all of the DE in to the HOT and to
> "stick" to the micron cartridge. It will be cloudy for a while until all of
> the DE sticks to the micron cartridge so be patient.
>
> 4) After the water inside of the vase is clear it's time to boogy! Take the
> HOT and vase (with the HOT still running) and then place the HOT on to the
> aquarium *while also placing the vase inside the aquarium*. At this point it
> becomes obvious that you need a priming container that will fit inside of
> the aquarium so make sure you pick on that will fit! The idea here is we
> cannot loose the HOT suction or all of the DE will fall of the cartridge. So
> once the HOT intake is below the waterline you can remove the vase from the
> setup and let the DE do its job. You should notice a difference within an
> hour.
>
> If you need me to or If it's something of interest to others in the club I
> could snap some photos of the setup I used to make it more clear.
>
>
> -Bryan
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