the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Filling up our big 180L tank today. water is very brown due to a huge concentration of lime. My Question. how do i get rid of the lime and brown tinge the water has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 carbon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 carbon should get rid of the brown tinge but that will depend on what it is to some extent more than likely sediment , you would want some decent carbon though not the cheap stuff. as for lime i hope you dont have any fish in there as the ph will be very high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 No no, no fish in there yet. we have been given some fish but need to set the tank up first and cycle it I have a external filter for it so that would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 carbon should get rid of the brown tinge but that will depend on what it is to some extent more than likely sediment , you would want some decent carbon though not the cheap stuff. as for lime i hope you dont have any fish in there as the ph will be very high I also believe there is abit of sediment because it settles on every surface including the bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 i'd add carbon into the filter if i had some & do water changes to reduce the browning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 i'd add carbon into the filter if i had some & do water changes to reduce the browning I can only water change from the same water source though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 I can only water change from the same water source though? oh sorry, thought the lime was in the tank. if you can see it settling mechanical filtration will likely remove a lot of it so the more filtration the better, stirring it up will help get it into the filter. What filter you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 oh sorry, thought the lime was in the tank. if you can see it settling mechanical filtration will likely remove a lot of it so the more filtration the better, stirring it up will help get it into the filter. What filter you running? it is a eheim canister. cant remember the model, its in the garage. quite a good one im aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 yeah i'm sure it's a good one but it will need to do around 1000LPH or more IMO to be good for your tank, the model will be on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Eheim ecco it says on the top :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 there are a heap of Ecco models, what are they numbers on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Friends has a high lime content in their water and it caused major problems as it coated jug elements (so they were always having to replace them) and it also coated the aquarium heaters. They used rainwater whenever possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 You can reduce the lime (hardness) with resins such as zeolite but they exchange calcium for sodium. As above---rainwater is cheaper. Unusual to have iron in solution in alkaline water. The ferrous (soluble) state of iron becomes ferric (virtually insoluble) in alkaline conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Friends has a high lime content in their water and it caused major problems as it coated jug elements (so they were always having to replace them) and it also coated the aquarium heaters. They used rainwater whenever possible. Yes same here. we have had to replace our jug once in the 6 months weve been here. i thought that might happen with something in the aquarium. You can reduce the lime (hardness) with resins such as zeolite but they exchange calcium for sodium. As above---rainwater is cheaper. Unusual to have iron in solution in alkaline water. The ferrous (soluble) state of iron becomes ferric (virtually insoluble) in alkaline conditions. Might be cheaper and easier to drive to Kaiapoi 20 mins away and get a large tank of water from there. i think that's about the only place in Canterbury where they have not put chlorine in the water. If not ill go for the rain water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 There is no chlorine in Christchurch at the moment (may be some localised with earthquake repairs--same with kaiapoi). Chlorine is easier to get rid of than calcium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 There is no chlorine in Christchurch at the moment (may be some localised with earthquake repairs--same with kaiapoi). Chlorine is easier to get rid of than calcium. thats helpful thanks. I thought ECAN put it in most of the water systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nothing to do with Ecan. Up to the Local Authorities and the Department of Health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the new guy Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nothing to do with Ecan. Up to the Local Authorities and the Department of Health. there we go. learn new things every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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