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May have to get an oem replacement pump if I can't find something else plug and play. I have sent seaside aquatics an email. I'll see what they suggest.
A regular pump won't work?
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May have to get an oem replacement pump if I can't find something else plug and play. I have sent seaside aquatics an email. I'll see what they suggest.
How big is your system?There are something like 19 different forms of ferric oxide, with varying degrees of bioavailability and toxicity. The same form used to treat anemia becomes highly toxic at higher concentrations.
I’ve never regarded any form of rust as desirable in any concentration, however in a large system, it exists on exposed screws and clamps, and other esoteric places, where it does little harm in small amounts left undisturbed.
A naturalistic system using mangroves or macroalgae needs iron supplementation.
A 1% daily water change is otherwise sufficient to maintain trace levels in systems where plants aren’t consuming higher amounts, however skimming will deplete iron faster than WCs will replenish it.
For years I crushed a Multivitamin (Nature Made Mens) and added it to my sump every other day or so.
A good one will also contain molybdenum, iodine and selenium in trace amounts - vastly cheaper way to dose than commercial aquarium products.
Got to love flat wormsGotta jump in here. Like a silly bugger, I used a few of those large office paper clips (the black ones that are often used on clip boards) for some time in my sump. They rusted and clearly the rust leached into the tank steadily over time. I finally removed them but I don't think the rust ever harmed anything because the tank ran consistently well for a few years until my outbreak of flatworm.
my system is 75 gallonsHow big is your system?