Advice on Nitrate/Phosphate problems

[Sammy]

I have found and heard from others that reef roids will increase you nitrates if used too often. Not sure if you use this or not but just a thought. Also like Albert mentioned , removing all sponge will help. You could replace the sponge with other media like a filter sock with some phosban or something like that for a few days every other week.

Cheers,

Sammy

[Reefer Rob]

What is wrong with sand?

[Ruth]

Over time sand seems to have a tendancy to collect a lot of detrious (sp). There have been a quite a few (long) threads on it on various boards. Once the sand reaches it's carrying capacity it has a tendency to crash or release all those toxins back into the tank. I am not sure on all the technical aspects of it I just know that my BB tanks appear to be heathier than my DSB tank.

[Reefer Rob]

I've read a few of those threads. They seems to be the sandheads squaring off against the the bearbottomites. Nothing conclusive ever seems to come out of them.

[AndyL]

6/10 People with sand beds quit? So whats the percentage of bare bottom who quit - bet it's about the same. Sandbed has little/nothing to do with people quitting. Contrary to the Pro BB sect's belief.

[Reefer Rob]

LOL. Nothing polarizes this hobby (affliction?) like like sand or lighting.

[Ruth]

HeHe or powerheads or skimmers or or or.......... It's funny. I think that lots of different things and methods work. I have my preferred and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I try to read and make informed decisions but then you go and look at someone's tank that does like 2 water changes a year - in a good year - and they have a beautiful tank while I am struggling with nitrates or heat or phosphate. Man go figure.

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by AndyL

6/10 People with sand beds quit? So whats the percentage of bare bottom who quit - bet it's about the same. Sandbed has little/nothing to do with people quitting. Contrary to the Pro BB sect's belief.

Wrong.

I keep track Andy. None of my barebottom customers have quit. We're talking the last two years here.

I don't just whip random sh1t out of my a$$ and try to pass it off as fact.

[AndyL]

I'd love to see the names - cuz honestly I doubt that - as the drop out rate in this hobby is very high - BB or SB isn't going to make a difference.

[albert_dao]

I don't see why you doubt me.