Nitrates help Please

[Brent F]

Originally Posted by dareefguy

Let me see if I am getting this correct. Basically you are syphoning water out of your tank into your sump through a filter sock? Neet concept and I bet it would work good. But my sump is in another room so what I do is turky baste everything before I clean my filter sock on my return line. Kinda the same thing but not as effective. I could do it your way into pails and hall it back to my sump.

That's exactly what I do. My sump is under the tank so it is easy for me to do. The big advantage of this over turkey basting is it doesn't cloud the water.

I have also done a combination of this with basting. The siphon hose catches what the turkey baster blows out of the rock and sucks up the debris before it clouds the tank.

Since this method doesn't remove any water from the tank there is no limit on how much filtering you can do.

[dareefguy]

Originally Posted by Brent F

That's exactly what I do. My sump is under the tank so it is easy for me to do. The big advantage of this over turkey basting is it doesn't cloud the water.

I have also done a combination of this with basting. The siphon hose catches what the turkey baster blows out of the rock and sucks up the debris before it clouds the tank.

Since this method doesn't remove any water from the tank there is no limit on how much filtering you can do.

Nice.. Doing this by the pail full could be like work. But I guess I could set up a pump and push it into the sump.

[dareefguy]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

I know lots of people use filter socks where the water enters the sump from the display. Pretty easy to change out every few days or so.

You could also consider a DIY Coil Denitrator. If you do a search for it here on Canreef, you'll find half a dozen threads or so. You could also look here for a detailed plan/explanation.

I am using a filter sock on the return line where the water enters the sump. After that I have a little bit of coarse gravel on the bottom with some conch and some crabs.

I highly recommend the use of filter socks cleaned out regularly on the overflow from the tank to the sump, usually placed in the sump above the waterline of the sump. lets waste be collected before it has a chance to decompose and pollute the water.
Cheers!

[dareefguy]

Originally Posted by UnderWorldAquatics

I highly recommend the use of filter socks cleaned out regularly on the overflow from the tank to the sump, usually placed in the sump above the waterline of the sump. lets waste be collected before it has a chance to decompose and pollute the water.
Cheers!

MMm. above the water line is a neet concept. I will try that but first I will have to make the one side of my sump a little higher because I get some splash over. I had to lower my pipe till it was almost ontop of the water line.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

You could always try ZEOvit.

[Jason McK]

What are your feeding habits? Do you have any messy eaters like Eels, Puffers or something like that?

J

[dareefguy]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

What are your feeding habits? Do you have any messy eaters like Eels, Puffers or something like that?

J

I do over feed. I know I do. But I have a purple tang that will give my open brain a peck (sorta like a warning ) If I don't keep him fed.

[dareefguy]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

You could always try ZEOvit.

I am not sure even what this is I have heard of it three times now and heard of stripping your coarals two times.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by dareefguy

I am not sure even what this is I have heard of it three times now and heard of stripping your coarals two times.

Oh! Well I would say that they weren't implementing it properly, then. At least that's what I would assume without knowing all the information (dangerous, I know!)

But ZEOvit is a low-nutrient system that many, many people (including many on this forum) are using successfully! I'm using it myself, and my corals are very healthy.

www.zeovit.com