Reefjeeper
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and all I was going to say was it would take at least dinner and possibly a movie before you should ask such a question.
sheesh!
Pull my bioballs?
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and all I was going to say was it would take at least dinner and possibly a movie before you should ask such a question.
sheesh!
FlyinggFish
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You can take the bioballs out. But I would leave them in, they won't "harm" your tank like they usually do in a sump or in the biocube.
The bioballs can only help with the noise of the overflowing water and "pre filtering." If you decide to take the bioballs out and you have a lot of noise from the over flow...might I suggest making/installing a durso stand pipe. It does wonders!
The bioballs can only help with the noise of the overflowing water and "pre filtering." If you decide to take the bioballs out and you have a lot of noise from the over flow...might I suggest making/installing a durso stand pipe. It does wonders!
blennymower
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It hurts when I pull my bioballs :lol:
On a serious note. When I first got into the hobby I bought a sump from the LFS that had bioballs in the drain and the midsection.
I pulled them out because the ones in the drain where collecting massive amounts of gunk with all the bubbles being created by the drain. I have used them in areas far from the drain (in the return) where they stay clean.
On a serious note. When I first got into the hobby I bought a sump from the LFS that had bioballs in the drain and the midsection.
I pulled them out because the ones in the drain where collecting massive amounts of gunk with all the bubbles being created by the drain. I have used them in areas far from the drain (in the return) where they stay clean.
Thanks everyone. I'm going to have to take them out eventually because they are in the area that will become the overflow and it will be full of water - since I'm planning on using a BeanAnimal overflow system. This will bring my water volume up to 55-60g and I'm thinking will be ok for my current bioload. I'll also not take them out all at once and I'll add in some more LR in the sump/fuge area which will have another 10lb of LS.
Dante_JoseCuerv
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I can totally see it, the sopranos doing a parody of this thread. "TONY, WHY YA GOTTA BREAK MY BIOBALLS?!?!?"
I'd take them out. I have a 180g with about 30 fish in it, one being a 6' Niger trigger, and another being a 12' crosshatch trigger. After removing my bioballs, i saw only an increase in my water quality. Add more live rock, and live sand, and get rid of the bioballs. They do more harm than good.
