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Stupid question for those who own an Ionics tank I'm sure.
How to you clean it out?
Also, how do you know how much water is in the tank?
I think I know where you are coming from spruce :1f609: was it an ebay find by any chance?Hello Spruce, I have black tank facelift compact and just unscrew the lid to see water lvl.
Hi Kev. It was.I think I know where you are coming from spruce :1f609: was it an ebay find by any chance?
that's a long subject mate,as the people with the wyvale tanks will say they are brilliant and at a low cost and others will say grippa (but have internal baffles that I am sure may cause some issues)some may say wcw,i know where I would go for one but it all depends on what you want to spend,how you value your safety,you'll need to do a fair bit of research on this and not rely on feedback from forumsTalking about tanks, what is the best tank out there at the moment? I will be looking for a tank with baffles. Any experience most welcome.
that's a long subject mate,as the people with the wyvale tanks will say they are brilliant and at a low cost and others will say grippa (but have internal baffles that I am sure may cause some issues)some may say wcw,i know where I would go for one but it all depends on what you want to spend,how you value your safety,you'll need to do a fair bit of research on this and not rely on feedback from forums
Brodex look good but expensive.
... and probably best stayed away from. Their aftersales service isn't the best. I would be very skeptical of a company that keeps going bust and resurrects itself again from the ashes. If you study their systems closely, you will see their in van systems only have 1 prefilter. Brodex fit a sediment filter in that. They don't supply a carbon block filter as they say its not necessary. So from day one the r/o membranes won't last as the chlorine in your water will attack it. Premature failure will mean an early replacement which they hope you will buy from them as you don't know any better.
I've dealt with them once and never again. My experience was that they were a dishonest company to deal with. If you want a good product with excellent after sales service and advice then you have to look in Grippatank's direction.
Personally, I have no issue with Wyedale tanks. As @kevinc250says they are basic and cheap and no patch on the latest tank designs. But I believe that the most important aspect of the tank is having a decent steel frame secured through the floor correctly.
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Thought there was something dodgy with Brodex because no one seems to have them!
Most tanks will need a clean out at some point, either from exposure to sunlight causing algae growth, or resin particles which build up and start blocking pump filters or brush jets, or just general debris that gets picked up from filler nozzles and that kind of thing.
Never had resin in my tanks in 20 years ? No green algy either it’s a black tank algy needs sunlight to grow , water going into the tank is going through an array of filters so no debris to flush out : worst case scenario is there will be a bio film inside the tank if wanting to remove this a week bleach mix is the best way to do it then flush the tank thoroughly job done
I’m cleaning out a tank now.
Hope my goldfish is grateful ?