Has anyone used the Korallin Bio Denitrifier? How did it work for you if you did? Did you get Nitrates down to 0? What do you think caused you to have nitrates?
I use to run a warnernitrate reactor. Yes they work. You need to constantly monitor nitrate reactors. If the drip slows or speeds up it can really effect your tank. You also need to increase your testing,first to get the traces down then to adjust the drip to maintain the levels then continue testing to ensure that the drip doesn't need to be changed.
No3 is commonly caused by excesses food and waste from fish. You can address this problem by useing a biological treatment that will start and maintain the nitrifying and denitrifying cycle. Adding a filter sock and changeing it often will help a great deal. They need to be changed frequently because large particle material like food and waste will break down in them and become No3 and then defeat the purpose . If you wait for the sock to cog before changeing you are defeating the whole idea. I change mine every other day regardless if they are clogged or not.
I would recommended you try doaseing microbacter7 or use probidio's bio digest then feed the bacteria a carbon source like Britwells bio fuel. It is important to understand that these biological strains work well when fed properly. But if you don't feed it the processes will not develop like it should.
I have used just about everything you can buy to keep nitrates down. Nothing has worked as well or as easily to keep water quality like it should as this has. We have had. Non traceable No3's for a year now useing this method and my SPS have never looked as good as they now do. Save yourself some money and give this a try first !
Can you dose probiotics like that with a refugium. I heard it will kill macro algae?
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The filter sock might be part of my problem. I change it once it starts flowing over. I will start changing mine everyother day. I back off feeding as much as well. Got an exact schedule down to avoid over feeding.
Can you dose probiotics like that with a refugium. I heard it will kill macro algae?
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The filter sock might be part of my problem. I change it once it starts flowing over. I will start changing mine everyother day. I back off feeding as much as well. Got an exact schedule down to avoid over feeding.
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Hope so !! My fuge is 36x24x24. It is true that the bio digest once it is established and thriving will reduce the macro algae's food source to such low levels that it will starve out. I am amazed how well it works . We have a huge bio load with over 20 fish and feed my home made frozen food daily and still have no detectable No3 ! I love this stuff
So you want to eliminate your macro algae. I guess if you don't need it anymore then that means you have no algae anywhere right?
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The only reason I have used macro is to export or reduce No3. If there is no No3 issue why ave it??? The only algae I deal with is koralin . Rocks are nice and purple but yes you will still need to scrape it off everything else. We have had no hair ,bubble or slime algae issues once it was fully developed
Not sure that is what I want to do yet. I like my fuge as a pod factory. My fuge is just teaming with criters that I ma sure make their way into the DT. My leopard wrasse will not eat drt pellots and sustains on the pod population in tank. To you have to dose pods? Is it ok for a tank to have no pods or snails or anything that eats algea in your opinion?
I do dose pods from time to time. With six wrasses and seven tangs they are always under attack! My fuge is filled with 75#'s of rock which gives plenty of areas for critters to grow. I also used a rubble chamber in my design which alone is a good pod haven. Good luck on whatever route you choose ! I don't miss snails or urchins or macro algae that is for sure! Lol.
Great thread! Having seen binford's masterpiece, his methods work, and work well. The tank is stunning and completely spotless. It's something to strive for. Seeing his system has inspired me further to start a new build. It has also inspired dedicated use of biodigest and a supporting fuel. I've simply not yet decided if Brightwells is what I'll use, or if something else. I'm making a visit to an LFS near my office that stocks Brightwells, so that may be the choice for me.
I too have leopard wrasses and I have a small fuge with tons of pods and the leopards seem to take good care of them. I dose them every few months just to keep the population up. I'll have to keep an eye on things once the biodigest takes over. i may need to dose pods more frequently.
My fuge as I said is just teaming with pods so I have only dosed once or twice over the last 2 years. I never really thought about a totally clean system free of all algea. Even macro algea. It makes sense when my goal is an SPS dominated tank.
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