Let's talk about bio load.

Proteus · #1 08-25-2014, 04:53 AM

Good question. I think I have a heavy bit load with 7 fish in my tank but there all small basslets and two fire fish. So is that low compared to wrasses or tangs

Aquattro · #2 08-25-2014, 05:04 AM

No idea. And that's weird, cause I usually have an answer, even if I make it up

This time I got nuthin' lol

I think I have a medium(ish) load. On the light side, but I feed heavy. Sort that one out!

Proteus · #3 08-25-2014, 05:11 AM

Maybe bit load should be based on amount of food you use.

Aquattro · #4 08-25-2014, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Proteus

Maybe bit load should be based on amount of food you use.

Do we weight it per gallon?

I have a 6" angel, a 4" tang, 8 Bartlett's Anthias (2"), a Leopard wrasse about 4 inches, 2 clowns and another anthias (Lyretail). 50 frags. 3 LPS various sizes. 40 snails. 2 abalone. Some sand snails.

107g of water, 50 pounds of rock. Give or take.

We call this medium? Heavy? Light? I dunno. I picked medium because it's in the middle

Proteus · #5 08-25-2014, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Do we weight it per gallon?

I have a 6" angel, a 4" tang, 8 Bartlett's Anthias (2"), a Leopard wrasse about 4 inches, 2 clowns and another anthias (Lyretail). 50 frags. 3 LPS various sizes. 40 snails. 2 abalone. Some sand snails.

107g of water, 50 pounds of rock. Give or take.

We call this medium? Heavy? Light? I dunno. I picked medium because it's in the middle

I guess a pound of food is a pound of poop regardless of how many fish

Aquattro · #6 08-25-2014, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Proteus

I guess a pound of food is a pound of poop regardless of how many fish

No, would depend on age of fish (is fish growing still?), temp of water (effect on metabolism, etc). A pound in is not a pound out. And sand beds complicate the equation. What gets retained in the sand vs bare bottom. What gets removed as solids in a filter sock if you use one?

This is complicated

Proteus · #7 08-25-2014, 05:50 AM

I guess you would have to find a way to calculate the time it takes your tank to process a days waste. Having a number value to the amount of organics in the water column. You could turn a day into sections. 4 hours to process the waste is low 8 hour medium and so on.

But I'm not tgat kind of smart