I apologize for my skeptisism,
But are you not still relying on the existing filtration and maintanece to remove nutrients regardless of form?
It really doesnt matter what the cells, bacteria or micro-whatever are doing when they just bind up nutrients for a time then "shed" them, you still end up with the same mechanical means of removal as before...problem is you just added more stuff to the tank, of course your skimmer is working better.
Polp extention in Jl`s tank is largly due to the wavebox, i can attest to the improvements they contribute in polyp extention, i would guess they would tell you the same.
Since bacteria store phosphates, it makes no sence to me why one would want to add more to a system, regardless of better strains.
This goes against the theory of nutrient poor systems such as BB`s, where the idea is to REMOVE the bacteria from the system, not give them some more food.
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Last edited by SuperFudge; 04-16-2006 at 03:59 PM.
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