Reefkeeping Waste Management

[bioload]

I had started a topic on this a while ago with the general question:

“What do you use to remove/process waste/nutrients from your tank?”

The topic was fairly broad and didn’t really get too far.

I’m still setting up my tank and trying to develop a method that would work for me. That being said, I would like to get as much information & feedback regarding the subject as possible. Having a tank in its initial stages will also allow for changes to my approach.

The following is a link to some of the articles that I’ve compiled so far regarding the subject.

http://www.reefkeeping.ca/phpBB3/vie...php?f=16&t=352

Please feel free to provide additional links as needed.

Many approaches exist i.e. x(lbs) of live rock, DSB, Foam Fractionation, mechanical filtration, carbon, GFO, CUC, sulfur de-nitrification…etc. etc. and would like to avoid a debate on which methods are better…probably easier said than done, and would argue that they all work. Again, I’m no expert just trying to keep a glass box relatively clean.

To focus the discussion a bit more let’s start off with a different question……hope you can join in.

What is organic waste?.....is it anything dead/decaying?