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Mark, they just create nitrates....
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Isn't that their purpose? Nitrification.
Do you mean excessive nitrates?
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Hmm. That is interesting. This is the first I have heard of that.
I have a Rainbow Lifegard 600 fluidized bed on my 135g reef tank, with a 33g sump, so 160g gross. 227 lbs of LR. Nitrates are still < 5mg, but the whole setup is still only 5 months old.
I also have a 600 on my 90g Discus tank, that has been running for 4? years. Of that tank and my other two FW tanks, 135g Cichlid tank and 70 African Cichlid tank, the Discus tank has the lowest nitrates (5mg) and is the easiest to manage. There are no fluidized beds on the other two FW tanks.
The only other difference is that the Discus tank is planted, whereas the other two are not.
Do you know of any source material on this matter that you can direct me toward?
I'd like to read up on this more.
Thanx much,
PS I did a search on RC, but you know how that can sometimes go if your not a paying member