where should i put my TT media while working on the TT?

[Carloskoi]

i have to turn off my TT for a couple of days to fix a leak. my TT is 75 milk crates with Matala mat in them.

my days are cool here, mid 60's. i could put them in the shade and occasionally wet them down with the hose with water that is passed through a water softener with AC.

or i could put them all in the pond for the two days.

or i could put them back in service within a few hours or the next day before the polyurethane caulking is totally cured.

are the species of bacteria differnt in the highly aerobic TT compared to submerged? will i drown the bacteria if i put them all in the pond?

it has been working so well. this will be a good time to fix it though as the days here are cool but not too cold. pond temp is 62 today.

Carl

[luke frisbee]

sinking sounds good if you can get a heavy flow of oxygenated water though them...
Another idea..
set up a water proof liner next to the pond that drains back into the pond, and get a small garden sprinkler attached to a small pump which draws water from the pond and that can "sprinkle" the media

[keokoi]

Carl, sometimes keeping them in the air is just fine. If you sink them you need then they need to be well oxygenated. A couple of days aint that bad.
Joe

[koiczar]

Some say the bacteria can literally die off in 5-6 hours. I think too long in the air is a bad thing. I would suggest using the pump and sprinkler system as suggested. This should work very well. I don't think your system will skip a beat when put back on line.

Mike

[PapaBear]

I'm with Luke and Koiczar. Sprinkling would work well and be much easier to handle than submerging.

[keokoi]

Carl what media are you using anyhow?

[KoiCop]

I'd use an 8' Pearls of Paradise tank (which I'd be happy to loan you) and a submersible pump. I'd stack the 75 milk crates in the tank, add 6" of pond water and cycle it over the crates. PM if you're interested, OK?

[jckoi]

I have my Matala inside the tank (gravie flow) and pump the water out of the tank into the pond.

It works o.k. to me.

[Ryan S.]

In past remodels I've just left the media out in the air for days, max about 6-7 days. No spikes when pond started back up. I would leave them out, not submerged, and not worry about it.

[keokoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ryan S. In past remodels I've just left the media out in the air for days, max about 6-7 days. No spikes when pond started back up. I would leave them out, not submerged, and not worry about it.

Ryan I have pretty much done the same thing with no spikes. Can't say that about my live rock in reef tank..


Joe