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My Tank Thread
The basics... got to pay attention to the basics.
I was watching my tank yesterday and it dawned on me that my hammer coral wasn't swaying like it normally does. My fish weren't playing in the gyre flow anymore. I made sure my flow settings were correct, and they were. Then I realized the problem. I hadn't cleaned my gyre's in almost 3 months. So I pulled them apart and gave them a good cleaning last night. What a difference!!!
Flow is ripping through the tank just like it used to. Lots of particulate kicked up that had settled out so I'm guessing my filter socks will be clogging quickly for awhile.
Flow deteriorated so slowly that I never noticed it happening. I need to set a reminder to clean them at least monthly.
I was watching my tank yesterday and it dawned on me that my hammer coral wasn't swaying like it normally does. My fish weren't playing in the gyre flow anymore. I made sure my flow settings were correct, and they were. Then I realized the problem. I hadn't cleaned my gyre's in almost 3 months. So I pulled them apart and gave them a good cleaning last night. What a difference!!!
Flow is ripping through the tank just like it used to. Lots of particulate kicked up that had settled out so I'm guessing my filter socks will be clogging quickly for awhile.
Flow deteriorated so slowly that I never noticed it happening. I need to set a reminder to clean them at least monthly.