Question???

I am running GFO and carbon in a reactor now for about 4 weeks and not helping. Also cut my light down to 2 hours a day. I amnot sure where to even start. I have been doing water changes every two weeks of 20g. Going to change out my GFO tomorrow. Getting very frustrated it has been almost a year. Kind of started when I got that skimmer from Jason. Maybe it is not set right or something cause I can go weeks and there will not be any skimmate or very little.

I will bring some water when I come over.

sweet i have a bunch of 6 month old radium 400 w 20k's again if you want them. I am just going to toss them otherwise.

yeah if your Nutrients are that high to fuel HA you have to remember Ferric like Carbon are sponges they will only holed so much then start leaking it right back into your water column most carbons are only good for about a week then the cells fill up and there not doing there job right same with ferric depending on the grade the longer it will be active.
and yeah I would say if your not pulling that much skimmate out it needs to be adjusted. or check your Air intake and make sure you don't have salt creep restricting the air flow. and is your skimmer a mesh-wheel or pin wheel? if mesh it may be time to change the mesh.

Food for thought.

It has the pin wheel on it but I do have the stuff for the mesh mod. I was thinking of selling it and getting a new one.

Ok Thanks for the info Jim maybe I will change out the GFO and carbon weekly...wow that could get spendy with the GFO. Carbon is not so bad.

I'd like some of my water tested too. HD, if you go, can you take a sample of mine with you? My test results are always .25. Doesn't seem to matter what I do or have done. I don't I trust it.