Fish keeping myths
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Miracle-cure with no risk to your reef---now there's a towering great myth. If it kills what you want to kill, chances are it'll kill stuff you don't want killed, either, like the bacteria in your sandbed. There's a reason it's called cyanoBACTERIA, and what kills it is a risk. [RTFM!}
lpsluver
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Not if you keep a portion of them completely submerged in water. It is the aerobic (the total exposure to air) in the standard trickle type filters that compete with the live rock and become nitrate factories. I've been keeping the bottom 4 inches of my bioballs completely submerged in water and have no nitrate problem. I know from emperical evidence that this is a myth.
lilfishbigreef
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" I know what i am doing!" HA ! 
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lilfishbigreef
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The above MYTH only applies to me, UNLESS someone else wants to admit too? (dont want to offend)
gasman059
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Ok ok here we go again lol- I knew I was getting a reaction from somebody LOL<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9986847#post9986847 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lpsluver
Not if you keep a portion of them completely submerged in water. It is the aerobic (the total exposure to air) in the standard trickle type filters that compete with the live rock and become nitrate factories. I've been keeping the bottom 4 inches of my bioballs completely submerged in water and have no nitrate problem. I know from emperical evidence that this is a myth.
Rogger Castells
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9985666#post9985666 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lpsluver
Bioballs don't work on reef tanks.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9986847#post9986847 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lpsluver
Not if you keep a portion of them completely submerged in water. It is the aerobic (the total exposure to air) in the standard trickle type filters that compete with the live rock and become nitrate factories. I've been keeping the bottom 4 inches of my bioballs completely submerged in water and have no nitrate problem. I know from emperical evidence that this is a myth.
You're both right, but in the end bioballs do not serve any purpose on a reef and this is why.
It is true that bioballs are a very effective biological filtration, the most effective at processing ammonia and converting it into Nitrates through aerobic bacteria, their design was developed to maximize surface area and increment contact time with oxygen, having said this, submerging will stop the aerobic part of the filtration and therefor useless as filtration, unless you are using them to divert high flows of water or as a splash preventers, other than that you are better of with Liverock rubble as this will harvest other more beneficial bacteria deep inside their porous surface.
saltwaterfishlover
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It's not a myth but its a disclaimer I tell people about all knowledge that is spewed forth form people's mouths....
what works for me may completely nuke your tank.
best advice is be patient and go sloooooowwwww
what works for me may completely nuke your tank.
best advice is be patient and go sloooooowwwww
No this is true. Vodka, sugar or any other C source is suposed feed you beneficial bateria which then consume more PO4 and nitrate. This inturn creates more bac which feeds the SPS.
One of the key ingredents in pappone and the BLU coral method is sugar and i dose sugar seprately ( about 1 teaspon everyother day) to my tank. Ive seen good growth and no nusaince algeas since then ( had red cyno before) and i feed very very very heavily to my 250 (auto feeder 6 times a day, nori and frozen).
Aquarist007
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You can keep Moorish Idols as long as they are feeding on romaine lettuce.
Believe this or not we have a local fish place that believes this and sells fish this way
Oh they also promote the use of bioballs
Believe this or not we have a local fish place that believes this and sells fish this way
Oh they also promote the use of bioballs
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