drawman
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That's a great idea to use the mesh! Do you have any pics?
Matrix (and siporax) questions, to keep from derailing Sahin's thread.....
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JB NY
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That is interesting, I had bought a bunch of it but have not used it because after investigating further it would not lower P much, if at all. Great for reducing nitrates though.
Mike de Leon
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So I want to seed my tank with bacteria. What would be the best one to use?
Mike de Leon
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Ok. Thanks man.
fessoclown
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I am using Aquaforest Pro Bio S
Anyone know the weight per liter so I can verify I received 15L?
I had to weigh out 40 L that came loose... The answer is here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=24150431&highlight=weight#post24150431
Mike de Leon
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can it really lower phosphate??
Logzor
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Thank you. Approx 334g per liter of media. Now to find a scale that can accurately measure the media weight.
nemodan
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If you use an excess there will not be any problem. All these materials are just real state for Bacterias to grow.
In my tank I have an excess of Matrix and that keeps me more relaxed because I know there is enought space for the Bacterias to grow and I am sure the bacteria concentration fluctuates based on my tank nutrients.
rucnnefish
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The media itself doesn't do anything except provide an ideal location for bacteria to reside.
fessoclown
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I am wondering if anyone is using Siporax for QT? I recently bought a new fish and realized I didn't have a cycled sponge.
So I grabbed a handful of Siporax and stuck it into an AC50.
The fish I was monitoring died. I do not know the cause. It was not ammonia I had a badge on there and the Siporax was 5 months seeded (before you ask) I was not medicating yet...
Now I need to dry out the Siporax to eradicate any pathogens or parasites ? Anyone know how long?
I assume because it's such a small amount (1/4 L) that it won't cause too much of a cycle when I go to re-seed it. You can re-seed right?
(BTW my system is 666 Litres.
I have 10 Liters of Siporax in the sump .... minus a 1/4L)
Seems like having a sump full of Siporax is a great resource for setting up a QT for new fish! Assuming you know your DT is clean!
Anyone know if CP can be used with Siporax?
So I grabbed a handful of Siporax and stuck it into an AC50.
The fish I was monitoring died. I do not know the cause. It was not ammonia I had a badge on there and the Siporax was 5 months seeded (before you ask) I was not medicating yet...
Now I need to dry out the Siporax to eradicate any pathogens or parasites ? Anyone know how long?
I assume because it's such a small amount (1/4 L) that it won't cause too much of a cycle when I go to re-seed it. You can re-seed right?
(BTW my system is 666 Litres.
I have 10 Liters of Siporax in the sump .... minus a 1/4L)
Seems like having a sump full of Siporax is a great resource for setting up a QT for new fish! Assuming you know your DT is clean!
Anyone know if CP can be used with Siporax?
Mike de Leon
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rucnnefish
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Again, the media itself will NOT lower PO4, or anything else for that matter. The bacteria living and multiplying in or on the media will consume ammonia, nitrites,nitrates, phos, carbon etc.. You can then export the bacteria and thereby lower phosphates.
This type of media has been around for decades. But, what we as reef keepers are finding is that if you use 10 X as much media as the manufacturers claim is needed, You will lower your nitrates and phosphates.
This is also the first reef tank that I have ever had that wasn't packed full of " PO4 leaching live rock" So once I found that other people were getting good results with Matrix, I bought a bunch and put it in a canister filter. I hooked it up to my tank for a few weeks ( I also dosed Prodibio Bioclean) then proceeded to remove the live rock from my tank. 6 or so weeks later PO4 was no longer registering on my tests (no color change). I did a test on my tap water and I did see a color change on the test, so I know the solutions are still good.
I am sure I still have PO4 in the tank, but I think it is pretty low. Probably should get better test kits, but don't really want to chase the numbers to zero anyway.:bounce3:
organism
code monkey
It can lower phosphate. The mechanism through which denitrifying bacteria process nitrates takes some phosphates too, read up on carbon dosing there's good explanations for the science behind denitrification.
Logzor
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Net weight listed for my 15L order is only 2.8kg. Did I get shorted? This would only be about 186g per liter, far lower than others have measured.
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