05grandprix
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Ok folks I guess I will come up with something to post and see if I can get a discussion going since post were up and now have dwindled down.
Should a sump have bio balls in it with a reef system. I know there are variables like how much rock there is and the deepth of the sand bed. Corals are to fond of nitrates to where Fish can tolerate them more. Seems to me the bio balls would be home to raising the nitrates .
Now I've read to where if you have a sump with the balls it's more of a wet/dry filter than a sump but when the balls are not in the sump it's a true sump. I also undestand that by doing correct maintainence on the tank with frequent water changes, not over feeding, and good clean up crew will also help to keep nitrates down.
For example I do a 15% change weekly (20g), Feed sparingly once a day for fish, and every 2 days I will feed coral a 10mL mixture of arti-pods with oyster feast and roti-feast. I do have a heavy bio-load with the fish in the tank ( no more fish when these go to fishy heaven) I've got 2 true perculas, gold band clown, hippo, yellow, sailfin tangs, 2 Bali chromis, japaneese swallow tail, fox face, mandrine, and a dwarf lion. My levels are all on the first color indicator on the test kit ( the cards are at home I'm at work) except nitrates they are in-between the second and the third color. I've pulled my chemi pure out due to it was used up all filter floss has Been removed as of last night. It does however have a new bag of purigen. I've tried to reduce things with Prime but didn't change levels. I'm replacing the power heads today they have been acting up the new ones will more than likely be maxi-jets 1200 x's 3. The return pump is rated at 1190 gph(gen-x PCX-40)it's prob turning the water over 6-7 times per hour the valve is about 80% open to keep sump full. Btw for those who don't know it's a 150g cube.
ANY THOUGHTS AND INPUT is greatly appreciated and maybe it will help others that may have the same prob now or in future
Should a sump have bio balls in it with a reef system. I know there are variables like how much rock there is and the deepth of the sand bed. Corals are to fond of nitrates to where Fish can tolerate them more. Seems to me the bio balls would be home to raising the nitrates .
Now I've read to where if you have a sump with the balls it's more of a wet/dry filter than a sump but when the balls are not in the sump it's a true sump. I also undestand that by doing correct maintainence on the tank with frequent water changes, not over feeding, and good clean up crew will also help to keep nitrates down.
For example I do a 15% change weekly (20g), Feed sparingly once a day for fish, and every 2 days I will feed coral a 10mL mixture of arti-pods with oyster feast and roti-feast. I do have a heavy bio-load with the fish in the tank ( no more fish when these go to fishy heaven) I've got 2 true perculas, gold band clown, hippo, yellow, sailfin tangs, 2 Bali chromis, japaneese swallow tail, fox face, mandrine, and a dwarf lion. My levels are all on the first color indicator on the test kit ( the cards are at home I'm at work) except nitrates they are in-between the second and the third color. I've pulled my chemi pure out due to it was used up all filter floss has Been removed as of last night. It does however have a new bag of purigen. I've tried to reduce things with Prime but didn't change levels. I'm replacing the power heads today they have been acting up the new ones will more than likely be maxi-jets 1200 x's 3. The return pump is rated at 1190 gph(gen-x PCX-40)it's prob turning the water over 6-7 times per hour the valve is about 80% open to keep sump full. Btw for those who don't know it's a 150g cube.
ANY THOUGHTS AND INPUT is greatly appreciated and maybe it will help others that may have the same prob now or in future
