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Old 08-28-2012, 12:16 AM
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so i should take out my uv light, my phos ban reactor. and remove my charcoal bag too ?? i will be using the micro bacteria to get everything rolling properly i think
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Old 08-28-2012, 02:40 AM
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so i should take out my uv light, my phos ban reactor. and remove my charcoal bag too ?? i will be using the micro bacteria to get everything rolling properly i think
you can probably leave the carbon in there.

Removing UV is to help the bacteria stays in the water column and eventually make it into the reactor and seed the pellets.

removing phos ban is to have the nutrient in the water to feed those bacteria that you want to grow.

I am 1 week into the bio pellets, and water just turn cloudy. Which is normal due to the population boom of the bacteria in the system.
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Old 08-28-2012, 04:00 AM
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thnx, but i heard you were suppose to start very slow so you dont get that cloudiness, stil lwaiting for jim to get me my reactor hahaha
are you using micro bac or anything else >>??
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Old 08-28-2012, 04:00 AM
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There is evidence that aquarium UV sterilizers have no significant effect on bacteria levels in the water column. If you want the details you can check out the March 2011 issue of Advanced Aquarist. I'm not sure why you're running it but in regards to bacteria populations it sounds like it won't matter if you run it or not.
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Old 08-29-2012, 01:00 AM
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i am strictly running it to slow down algae and mainly to kill off any free flying parasites if there is any.. its a prevenative measure
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