Bars
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2 days ago I finally put my gfo in a reactor, instead of floating in the sump in a bag. I didn't realize all the fine dust and red coloration from the gfo would blow into the sump and DT. I put a bunch of filter floss in the sump and removed the majority of the spilled dust. The worst cloudiness is gone, but it's still quite cloudy, like bacterial bloom. It's clearly white as well, instead of red/brown.
I dose vinegar as well, but that hasn't caused any blooms before. Can gfo cause a bacterial bloom? My phosphates have rapidly decreased after putting it in the reactor, but nitrates are still fairly high (15 - 20ish). Could the sudden lack of phosphates with high nitrates and vinegar dosing (50ml throughout the day straight vinegar on 45 gallon total system) cause a bacterial bloom?
My testing kit isn't accurate enough to say what level my phosphates are at right now. I suspect it went from ~ 0.5 to somewhere between 0.05 and 0.1.
I dose vinegar as well, but that hasn't caused any blooms before. Can gfo cause a bacterial bloom? My phosphates have rapidly decreased after putting it in the reactor, but nitrates are still fairly high (15 - 20ish). Could the sudden lack of phosphates with high nitrates and vinegar dosing (50ml throughout the day straight vinegar on 45 gallon total system) cause a bacterial bloom?
My testing kit isn't accurate enough to say what level my phosphates are at right now. I suspect it went from ~ 0.5 to somewhere between 0.05 and 0.1.
