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![]() In my own tank I just use light stocking and good maintenance. I don't use GFO or carbon dosing. Nitrate is less than 0.25 ppm and phosphate is 0.003-0.009 ppm.
One of my clients' 230-gallon tanks had 750 ppm nitrate and 2.5 ppm phosphate when I started maintaining it. Using a small recirculating biopellet reactor with only 500 mL biopellets the nitrate is down to 20 ppm and phosphate is down to 0.3 ppm. Biopellets can certainly mop up a good mess! Last edited by Myka; 01-15-2016 at 08:52 PM. |
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![]() 750? Could you see the fish through the algae?
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![]() I use a combination of macro algae (red bubble kelp),PÛRA Complete and NOPOx from redsea.
I feed frozen twice a day and have 12 fish in the tank currently Nitrates are at such low lvls that its undetectable by my test kits and phosphates are in the low range 0.2ish |
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![]() I like it, easy to dose, they have a very nice measuring cup that comes with it. Its a mix of bacteria strains that eat nitrates and phosphates and its not a very quick fix, takes about a month of daily dosing to notice a significant impact.
The reason I got it was I had a small cyno issue crop up due to all the power outs and increased bioload, the NOPOx has done a fantastic job of getting rid of it. |
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![]() You mean could I see through the green hair algae, cyano bacteria, and dinoflagellates?
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![]() 225gal display with 100gal sump. I run a fresh cup of GFO each month in a BRS reverse flow reactor for phosphate. My PM Bullet 3 with an Iwaki 70 pump is rated for 400gal by the manufacturer and is perfectly capable at keeping Nitrate undetectable even with heavy feeding. Unfortunately though I do have to run a filter sock (for micro bubbles) on the outflow, it takes up a lot of space, makes a lot of noise and that pump draws a lot of electricity relative to modern pin wheel skimmers with similar ratings.
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![]() Can we have a poll to see if we really do LOVE polls? Actually nevermind every thread should really have a poll.
btw: skimmer, biopellets, macro fuge. I'm not convinced the macros do anything but I enjoy growing them. Last edited by soapy; 01-16-2016 at 01:36 AM. |
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![]() I have to ask. Is anything suffering with your nutrient levels?
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. |
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![]() Have to agree. I understand being proactive with husbandry, but I imagine all these bio pellet/GFO reactors, zeovit regimen must be really expensive and time consuming. I get by on 2 water changes a year(yes year),dosing vinegar and a decent skimmer and just enjoy my tank. Mind you I have lps/softy tanks mostly, but what sps corals i have had over the years have done well for me
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