Tetratec Ex1200

[robertsskippyj]

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[Tizer]

New filters, even with old media often need a couple of water changes every other day to kick start them. The flow of water over the bacteria alters and the bacteria need to recolonise certain areas for optimal perfomance. Shouldnt take more than a week to settle. Assuming your old mature media was well established and it wasnt left to dry out during its transfer to the new filter.

 

[robertsskippyj]

New filters, even with old media often need a couple of water changes every other day to kick start them. The flow of water over the bacteria alters and the bacteria need to recolonise certain areas for optimal perfomance. Shouldnt take more than a week to settle. Assuming your old mature media was well established and it wasnt left to dry out during its transfer to the new filter.

Ok thanks didn't know that one. The total transfer took 5 mins and the old spounges and cirax media form the internal were left floating in the tank until put in the new filter. So looks like I'm just be waiting for the bacteria to get to the important bits.

 

[Tizer]

I totally made that up, but it sounded good didnt it.

 

[minnnt]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

 

[robertsskippyj]

I totally made that up, but it sounded good didnt it.

Lol thanks for that?

 

[orandas]

I totally made that up, but it sounded good didnt it.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

You guys are not funny ....in this instance tut tut


@ robertsskippyj
You made a great choice.

How's the ammonia?? Its unlikely that the ex1200 had anything to do with the rise in ammonia.

More than likely something unbalanced the bulk of the bacteria, during your media transfer. So your technique of tranfering media needs polishing . None of your readings shud alter when you do a full transfer. In theory & practice, its the same cycled media, for the same amount of fish?! And your level of 0.25 suggest it won't be long before its 0 again - monitor & daily water changes - u know the drill.

It is noisy, unless u get the spray bar just underneath the water table - its great for surface agitation.

You don't want a filter,where the outflow is pitiful&quiet, cos that suggests the flow rate and filtration is under par.

 

[robertsskippyj]

I totally made that up, but it sounded good didnt it.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

You guys are not funny ....in this instance tut tut


@ robertsskippyj
You made a great choice.

How's the ammonia?? Its unlikely that the ex1200 had anything to do with the rise in ammonia.

More than likely something unbalanced the bulk of the bacteria, during your media transfer. So your technique of tranfering media needs polishing . None of your readings shud alter when you do a full transfer. In theory & practice, its the same cycled media, for the same amount of fish?! And your level of 0.25 suggest it won't be long before its 0 again - monitor & daily water changes - u know the drill.

It is noisy, unless u get the spray bar just underneath the water table - its great for surface agitation.

You don't want a filter,where the outflow is pitiful&quiet, cos that suggests the flow rate and filtration is under par.

Thanks for the advice.
Just a quick update the ammonia stayed there for 2 further days then after the 2nd water change at the end of day 2 was gone and has stayed at 0 since. I must have only affected the ammonia feeding bacteria as the Nitrite reading never budged.

 

[minnnt]

Glad you've got it sorted mate. What do you think to it so far?

 

[robertsskippyj]

Glad you've got it sorted mate. What do you think to it so far?

Really Impressed so far the filter is whisper quiet and the hydor eth 300 is an ammazing piece of kit to.
Amazing recomendation by you, Al and others, Thanks.

 

[minnnt]

Cool mate. The Hydor good then? I was considering one for my tank as my internal is a little crazy sometimes.

 

[robertsskippyj]

Cool mate. The Hydor good then? I was considering one for my tank as my internal is a little crazy sometimes.

The Hydor is really good. Love the look of the tank with very little on the back of it and the stat seems very well setup as its bang on and doesn't let the water temp drop at all. Really recommend one.

 

[minnnt]

May have to invest in one then. What size is the pipework for the 1200?

 

[robertsskippyj]

May have to invest in one then. What size is the pipework for the 1200?

Well worth the money. I've bought their ETH 300 as the name suggests its 300 watts it accepts 16mm pipes which is 5/8 of an inch in old money and it fits my EX1200's pipwork perfectly.

 

[ATK!!!]

Seeing as I'm about to get one, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and ask a few questions!

I am incredibly senstive to noises while I sleep, how loud is it? (If you could compare it to a common level of noise then that'd be good, and yes that is a weird request!)

Also, how much space is there left in the Rio's cabinet when its in there?