should I remove my balls?
 

Hi all, i just started up a 29gl biocube after a 5year absence in the hobby. I'm just wondering if i should remove the bio balls in the second chamber and simply replace them with a bag of chemipure and some filter floss or has anyone had success with there balls not turning into a nitrate factory? :mrgreen:

You should definitely remove your balls and dont even replace them with anything. I don't think anyone runs bioballs anymore.

As for your personal balls...... Please keep them.

Only one reply and this thread is already in the gutter. GEEZ. HEHE....

I algree with Dez just leave it open, or if you can put some larger pieces of LR rubble that may fit.

And yes, with your personal balls, don't want anything to do with them. :biggrin:

get rid of them, i also got rid of the replaceable filter and went with a small filter sock. alot cheaper then replacing those filters.

+1 for removal, they can be kept if they are rinsed out religiously once a week with water from a water change... But who has the time for that :lol:

Hey Rich... Welcome back!! :mrgreen:

This was in the gutter as soon as I saw the subject line :) Welcome back Rich, good to see you back in the game!

thanks guys(R & B), this saddle feels pretty good already, as for my thread, i guess i only have myself to blame-wise a$$ subject-wise a$$ remarks:mrgreen:

i have taken out half the bio balls so far and threw in a bag of chemipure and some filter floss on top of the remaining balls, the only problem i think i may run into by removing all the balls is that water flowing into the second chamber without the height that the balls create will greatly added trickle or splashing noise before it reaches the bottom of the chamber where the floss and carbon would be placed.

Any ideas:question:

i have just added two skunk clowns and a yellow watchmen, hopefully with the well cured live cultured rock i won't get to high of a spike, will try to get a pic up later if i can remember how to post one:redface:

If you're married and she hasn't removed them already, she will soon.

If you're not married, there's always the tax man.....

yeah i got rid of the bioballs in the middle chamber too. i also removed the plastic crate the bioballs were suspended by to get more live rock rubble into that chamber with chaeto.

Balls have been nothing but trouble for me so get rid of 'em! Take that whichever way you want (but leave my balls out of it!)

not to hi jack the thread or anything but i have a sea max 130 and i got the media rack full of little chunks of live rock and some charcol is this a good idea having a bunch of liverock in the media rack?

yes!........lr is by far the best "media" available for the colonization of beneficial bacteria......

ive just heard that it can turn into a nitrate factorie with waste just building up on it all the time so i was just wondering..

well that doesnt mean that you can let the chamber get all soupy:wink:....you still need the clean the chambers of detritus build up, but you dont need to replace LR, like you do with most other medias.....

I was going to say something similar. Mine have been in my wifes purse for some time now. I'm allowed to have them if I'm hanging out with the boys but I must return them to the purse as soon as I walk through the front door.

At least your wife still has yours... I was made to go see the doctor. SNIP SNIP!!! And the sad thing is I still get none!