Not so good

Today we tried to clean the Hydrocorn.  Not an easy task.  I have now done four full washes and it is still running red.  We also made the media guard but in my estimation it is an utter failure.  I was checking the flow and drain and realized the guard was rising as the water rose as well the hydrocorn floats and that may be a big problem.  Need to go back to the drawing board on the guard issue but not sure we can work with the hydrocorn.

On a better note we purchased the shelving we will be using for the tank and bed/  It was rated for 1000lbs per shelve and required no screws plus it was under $70 at Lowes.  It did require the removal of a table but that is going to a family member who needs a real dining room table.


Here are few photos of the media guard and the media that is somehow getting into the siphon and down to the tank.

Conor working on the media guard

 This guard has 3 different size holes and even though it was floating we added holes all the way up to the top of the media, but that didn't stop the floating.

Here is a completed bed with guard and media in place.  It now only takes about 1/3 the water to fill.

Here we can see media reaching back to the tank.
Not sure how it is getting into the siphon unless the siphon is rising with the water level.