| Substrate, evil evil stuff it acts like sponge. You have to IMO have a means of export, serious export. You grow algae it has to be harvested and thrown out, water changes are huge but they have to be sizeable. I honestly dont think 10% is enough. I wish I was more chemicaly adept, but when you think about PPM and toxins and you change 10% of the water it's nothing. You have less polluted water but it's still polluted.
Massive water changes are the key IMO. When you think about the ocean and the constant flow of water it's unimaginable. Evaporation; rain, river flows, ice caps melting, it's constantly cleaning and replenshing. We have to mimic that as best we can. The massive flows of clean water going across a reef is in the millions of gallons, probably more. Does anyone honestly think their tank is clean and the enviroment is proper because you do a 10% change once a week or once a month? |