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BigAl07 · 02-28-2008, 03:19 PM

Fresh Water top off should be done daily to an established tank.

Honestly there's not a LOT of difference between having Bio-Balls and having Live Rock Rubble in there. There is a small difference but not a lot because you'll still be creating lots of nooks & crannies for food and detritus to get stuck and breakdown there by creating the potential Nitrate Factory. Trust me on this one... I cleaned out my 12g Nano cube back chamber after 4 months (replaced Bioballs with LR Rubble) and you would not believe the gunk and goop in there. It stunk up my whole office. I don't know HOW I didn't have a water quality issue. Anytime you create nooks & crannies with slow flow the "stuff" will settle out and down into the crevices and make for nasty!!

02-28-2008, 03:19 PM	#82 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New to...well everything! Fresh Water top off should be done daily to an established tank. Honestly there's not a LOT of difference between having Bio-Balls and having Live Rock Rubble in there. There is a small difference but not a lot because you'll still be creating lots of nooks & crannies for food and detritus to get stuck and breakdown there by creating the potential Nitrate Factory. Trust me on this one... I cleaned out my 12g Nano cube back chamber after 4 months (replaced Bioballs with LR Rubble) and you would not believe the gunk and goop in there. It stunk up my whole office. I don't know HOW I didn't have a water quality issue. Anytime you create nooks & crannies with slow flow the "stuff" will settle out and down into the crevices and make for nasty!! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef