How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 6 – Inspect O-rings and Reinstall Valve (Video transcript included below.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [EDITED]: Now that you have the tank jacket back on the mineral tank, you can reinstall the control valve. Before doing so, make sure that the O-rings are lubricated. Use a small screwdriver to get in between the seat and …
(VIDEO) How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 5 – Add Bacteriostat 55
How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 5 – Add Bacteriostat 55 (Video transcript included below.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [EDITED]: When you’ve finished adding the coconut shell carbon, zero, or tare, out the scale and add in the Bacteriostat 55. Again, as you fill, be certain to make sure the distributor is in the center of the hole and that as you …
(VIDEO) How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 4 – Add Coconut Shell Carbon
How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 4 – Add Coconut Shell Carbon (Video transcript included below.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [EDITED]: After you’ve finished filling the BlackCat® cation resin, tare out the scale and move on to adding the coconut shell carbon. Again, be certain that the distributor stays in the center of the tank and that we work the media …
(VIDEO) How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 3 – Add BlackCat® Cation Resin
How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 3 – Add BlackCat® Cation Resin (Video transcript included below.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [EDITED]: Now that we’ve finished adding our underbedding–and in this case, that was garnet–we’re going to reset the scale and add the BlackCat® cation resin. Keep this resin in a sealed container. The reason you want to keep it in a …
(VIDEO) How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 2 – Weigh Tank and Add Garnet
How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 2 – Weigh Tank and Add Garnet (Video transcript included below.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [EDITED]: Put the tank on the scale. Zero out or “tare” the scale. Distributor cap–you must make sure that you put a cap on the distributor so that you don’t fill up the distributor with media. If you don’t do …
(VIDEO) How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 1 – Carefully Re-Seat the Distributor
How to Rebed a Mineral Tank – Step 1 – Carefully Re-Seat the Distributor (Video transcript included below.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPT [EDITED]: As you can see the mineral tank is now sitting a little crooked. This can happen in transport or when trying to empty it. It’s a simple fix. All you do is just tap it on the ground. This may …