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So I have been battling hair algae now for a while! A legit battle! Tons of manual pulling, water changes, tweaks, very conscience feeding, peroxide, clean up crews and much more! The last couple of days I thought about my skimmer, which always seems to be doing a great job. It's not undersized at all but I wondered if I could tweak it a little to get a little more of the gunk out! Which led me to wonder about the water flow moving through the sump, the turnover rate of my systems water, and how slowing it down or speeding it up could make a difference. I can't get any faster right now as I have an Abyzz pump pumping the blood of my aquarium through all it's veins!
So what about slower? Could slowing down the water give it more contact time with the skimmer, the algae in the fuge, the carbon etc? So let's talk about the benefits of slowing down the water!
1. Do you think that slowing down the water through your sump benefits the chemistry of your tank?
2. What do you think are some benefits of slowing down the water through your sump?
So what about slower? Could slowing down the water give it more contact time with the skimmer, the algae in the fuge, the carbon etc? So let's talk about the benefits of slowing down the water!
1. Do you think that slowing down the water through your sump benefits the chemistry of your tank?
2. What do you think are some benefits of slowing down the water through your sump?