direct plumb idea (for pressure) is good idea.
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Definitely better for me too. The way my dosing station is setup, it is not practical to replace the lines unless absolutely necessary. I plan on using the same task I described above for all my dosing lines except RODI every few months. SW, WW, Alk, CA, Mg, and Reef Energy AB+.Cleaning is definitely better for me than replacing. I really don't want to go in my attic again. Just finished running a line of fresh air outside for the skimmer.
I wonder if @Bulk Reef Supply has had similar issues with any of their DO S AWC systems?
Luckily we haven't run into this issue, at least, not yet. While it would probably be a good idea to swap out the lines every so often, we feel less urgency given that we're using the Tropic Marin Pro salt mix. Because of how clean it mixes up, I see AWC tubing clogs less of an issue for us. If this were 2 years ago and we were still using the Red Sea salt, we may have needed to change out the AWC lines by now.
If you didn't want to switch salt mixes, another potential solution would be to recirculate the freshly mixed saltwater through a sediment filter. We installed one on our mixing stations back when we were using the Red Sea Blue Bucket and you'd be surprised how much brown gunk gets pulled out over time. Even with Tropic Marin Pro Reef the sediment filter is a light brown color after a few hundred gallons or so.
That looks horrible. I see a salt switch in your future. Lol.This is what I was dealing with.
Definitely better for me too. The way my dosing station is setup, it is not practical to replace the lines unless absolutely necessary. I plan on using the same task I described above for all my dosing lines except RODI every few months. SW, WW, Alk, CA, Mg, and Reef Energy AB+.
Thanks. My lines weren't nearly as clogged as yours. I wish I had taken a picture, but it was just a 1mm symmetric coating around the inside of the tubing. The 4x vinegar bath cleared all that out, and I started my AWC with fresh lines this morning along with freshly mixed Tropic Marin Pro SW. So far so good. Mixed quickly, and parameters as advertised on the bucket. Biggest change was the alk of 7, for which I compensated by setting a separate interval on my alk doser which coincided with the timing of the AWC.This is what I was dealing with.
2 months later my lines clogged completely. I ad to use an air compressor and blow it clean from the tank end, then I was able to flush it with vinegar. My bucket looked the exact same as yours. It was only the fres Salt line, the waste water was fine. Im thinking about switching to Tropic Marin or adding a sediment filter.Just to wrap this topic up, this is the junk in 40' of lines coming from the salt container to the tank. Crazy.