oh I haven't given up and it would have to be a huge problem before I give up on anything!
Today, being house bound with the snow I figured today was the day I'd either break my tank or fix it.
So I drained all the water out, cleaned out the algae, removed all the sand.
Then I fixed my connections (fingers crossed) and put all the sand back.
I have already filled 10gallong of new RODI water back in and impatiently waiting for the remaining 40 gallons of RODI.
I have to keep saying RODI since I used TAP last time.
I'm going to let the tank settle out normally before I start up the pump as I don't want to use a filter sock at all.
Anyway, I'll see where this goes after all the water is in.