Hi everyone,
This is my first post and I hope I posted in the right forum
Anywho, I was literally suckered into the hobby by my GF. She bought an Aquapod, nuf said. The people at the LFS said it was a cakewalk. Gave her some bacteria in a packet and said it should be ready in a couple days or so. Well, critters started dying and she kept on buying
The last draw was when Nemo died 
I had to do something. Now, the tank is OK, fish, corals and critters are OK. Coralline is growing, a Candy cane is starting to branch off, cyano is gone, hair algae in control and the fish are healthy. I could do a better job with the nitrates its at 30-40 ppm with weekly water changes. All in all, I'm actually glad she got me into the hobby. Its fun.
Now, I'm planning on starting my own reef tank and I've got a few questions,
How deep inside liverock do the anerobic bacteria live?
I'm planning on using a plenum. Instead of the open space in the plenum can I use liverock rubble in this area? Will that facilitate more aneobic growth, thus less nitrates?
This is my first post and I hope I posted in the right forum
Anywho, I was literally suckered into the hobby by my GF. She bought an Aquapod, nuf said. The people at the LFS said it was a cakewalk. Gave her some bacteria in a packet and said it should be ready in a couple days or so. Well, critters started dying and she kept on buying
The last draw was when Nemo died I had to do something. Now, the tank is OK, fish, corals and critters are OK. Coralline is growing, a Candy cane is starting to branch off, cyano is gone, hair algae in control and the fish are healthy. I could do a better job with the nitrates its at 30-40 ppm with weekly water changes. All in all, I'm actually glad she got me into the hobby. Its fun.Now, I'm planning on starting my own reef tank and I've got a few questions,
How deep inside liverock do the anerobic bacteria live?
I'm planning on using a plenum. Instead of the open space in the plenum can I use liverock rubble in this area? Will that facilitate more aneobic growth, thus less nitrates?
