noob starting a 50 gallon reef - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

07-28-2005, 12:40 AM

EmilyB

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Filter media becomes a trap for nitrates which corals do not do well with. Filters can however be a good place to put carbon, filter floss, etc. but must be kept clean. Rock, and a viable sandbed, will become your biological filter. Not really an issue when you are cycling.

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