bio wheel

travis127 · 06-30-2008, 10:15 PM

does anywhere here think bio-wheels are more nitrate factors then help? Still cant get my trates up 20 % ..did a 15 gallon change in my 42 gallon tank with 65 pounds of live rock and then some sand.. so thats like at least a 30 gallon change with noooo result do you think the wheel could be adding to it? should I take it out?

sambrinar · 06-30-2008, 10:33 PM

Great question, my trates never budged and I have a biowheel as well. I have never figured it out. My trates finally dropped when the algae took over.

sambrinar · 07-01-2008, 10:00 AM

anyone?? thoughts??

wonderloss · 07-01-2008, 10:40 AM

Live rock should take care of your biological filtration. I think the biowheel would be unnecessary. If it was my tank, I would remove it, and keep an eye on the parameters in case there is a mini-cycle as the bacteria on the live rock grow to catch up.

BigAl07 · 07-01-2008, 11:11 AM

Any filter media CAN add nitrates. Unless you provide for the NEXT level of the nitrogen cycle any build up of detritus can lead to a Nitrate situation. That's where the Live Rock comes into play. It does the job of the bio-wheel AND it takes care of the next step too.

sambrinar · 07-01-2008, 04:02 PM

What kind of pumps do you guys use in your tanks if not the biowheel?? Sorry didn't mean to thread jack ya

glampka · 07-01-2008, 04:23 PM

Biowheels can be a source of nitrates if not cleaned on a regular basis. Many times detritus will get past the filter media & attach to the wheel where it will decay into the end product - nitrate. Most people don't bother to clean the wheel regularly.

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travis127 Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 229 View Gallery Karma Komment	bio wheel does anywhere here think bio-wheels are more nitrate factors then help? Still cant get my trates up 20 % ..did a 15 gallon change in my 42 gallon tank with 65 pounds of live rock and then some sand.. so thats like at least a 30 gallon change with noooo result do you think the wheel could be adding to it? should I take it out?

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