Kyles blood, sweet and TEARS!!! :)
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Here's the thing Kyle....
Your good bacteria lives amongst the LR (as well as the substrate) but let's just stick with the LR issue for now. Without enough LR in the tank, you limit the amount of real estate in which to live. Without enough bacteria partying in the tank, the TOUGHER it will be to keep the tank healthy. Here is a simple way to look at it. You have a 90g tank with a filter rated for a 10g tank by not providing enough LR to allow the proper amount of bacteria to colonize the tank.
Bacteria IS your filter in a SW tank.
Your good bacteria lives amongst the LR (as well as the substrate) but let's just stick with the LR issue for now. Without enough LR in the tank, you limit the amount of real estate in which to live. Without enough bacteria partying in the tank, the TOUGHER it will be to keep the tank healthy. Here is a simple way to look at it. You have a 90g tank with a filter rated for a 10g tank by not providing enough LR to allow the proper amount of bacteria to colonize the tank.
Bacteria IS your filter in a SW tank.
One more note You don't need to spend top dollar on cultured LR. You can buy dry/dead rock at a fraction of the cost and it will become LR by just being in the tank. Also Craigs List is a good spot to check often. There is always someone selling LR from one week to the next at a discount because they are getting out.
You don't need to spend top dollar on cultured LR. You can buy dry/dead rock at a fraction of the cost and it will become LR by just being in the tank. Also Craigs List is a good spot to check often. There is always someone selling LR from one week to the next at a discount because they are getting out.
Some use Bio-Balls others don't. IMO, bio balls have no place in a reef tank.
They can become nitrate factories by allowing debris to collect. The cleaner the tank the happier the hobbiest.
They can become nitrate factories by allowing debris to collect. The cleaner the tank the happier the hobbiest.
kyle4201
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I was worried. Different people tell me different things. The balls in my fuge r getting nasty. Im installing my diy fuge this weekend. Balls r going by by. Keeping the 1s in the overflow. They r clean & keep thr noise down. My tank is fish free 4 a month to rid the ich so im leery about getting LR from someone or my fish store.
I personally boil any LR that I get to eliminate any nasties like aptasia. Bulkreefsupply.com sells dry rock at a fraction of what it costs to buy all cultured LR. That's how I stocked my tanks.
getting to be my DIY hero...:yehoo:
Looking good.
