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Chris82 10-31-2013 11:09 PM

Nita-Guard BIO-cubes. anyone have input
 
anyone have personal experience or info on this product . JL Aquatics says its amazing.
thanks

typezero 10-31-2013 11:37 PM

From the people who i know that used it and the stores that used it, they say it works like a charm. Start slow and build your way up.

mrhasan 10-31-2013 11:52 PM

What I have read is that its simply biopellets but media bag friendly. If shouldn't overdo it ;)

typezero 11-01-2013 12:40 AM

I heard it does not lower your phosphates like biopellets do. Looking for confirmation!

mrhasan 11-01-2013 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by typezero (Post 855603)
I heard it does not lower your phosphates like biopellets do. Looking for confirmation!

Ummm...I might be wrong but biopellets don't lower phosphates much either. Many runs gfo alongside biopellets. But I might be totally wrong. Not standing on strong ground on this one :redface:

But there's this other "version" called bio-cube titanium which helps to lower phosphates too.

typezero 11-01-2013 12:50 AM

Last that i read of, its about 16 parts nitrate to 1 part phosphate that gets lowered. Even with that ratio, im using it very successfully to lower my nitrates and phosphates.

mrhasan 11-01-2013 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by typezero (Post 855607)
Last that i read of, its about 16 parts nitrate to 1 part phosphate that gets lowered. Even with that ratio, im using it very successfully to lower my nitrates and phosphates.

Yah it was about that. I guess these are cubes and hence not that effective in reducing phosphates like pearls (I guess phosphy bacteria like to do pew pew while hiding). Maybe that's why titanium version is so rough and porous. Phosphy are shy...like blue throat triggers :lol:

typezero 11-01-2013 01:03 AM

Lol or they are lazy!

mrhasan 11-01-2013 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by typezero (Post 855611)
Lol or they are lazy!

They must be like "yo mr. algae, can be please take care of these phosphates! I need a nap" and after the nap, "holy crap, you ate em all???"

Proteus 11-01-2013 01:13 AM

Please correct me if I'm wrong but are the cubes and bio pellets just a carbon source.
It would probably be benificial to dose MB7 or like product to help bring po4 and nitrates down

Using prodibio I cut out Gfo over a year ago


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