Aquaforest with refugium ?

[reefguy565]

Just an update af iron works awesome,I'm manually dosing though not sure where to add it to the balling

how much iron are you adding? my tank is pretty new and my chaeto is dying cause I dont have enough nutrients i think.

 

[reefguy565]

Aquaforest does not rely on refugium for nutrient export. Its based on probiotics for nutrient export. So, your chaeto is not getting enough nutrient to grow. It will die overtime. You actually dont need a refugium for nutrient export while running AF.

I am looking at AF and was wondering, can you explain how AF uses probiotics to export nutrients? Does this work on a mixed reef or mostly sps?

 

[Anirban]

I am looking at AF and was wondering, can you explain how AF uses probiotics to export nutrients? Does this work on a mixed reef or mostly sps?

Its basically uses two different bacterial component. The BioS contain Nitrospirae and Nitrobacter bacterial strains which convert the ammonia to NO3 and then you use Pro Bio S and NP Pro which convert the NO3 and PO4 into biomass which can be skimmed away. It works on any system just don't overdo it and follow the guidelines.

 

[Xclusive Reef]

Its basically uses two different bacterial component. The BioS contain Nitrospirae and Nitrobacter bacterial strains which convert the ammonia to NO3 and then you use Pro Bio S and NP Pro which convert the NO3 and PO4 into biomass which can be skimmed away. It works on any system just don't overdo it and follow the guidelines.

Thank for the update, what do people do to combat the cyano outbreaks I am reading about?

 

[Anirban]

Thank for the update, what do people do to combat the cyano outbreaks I am reading about?

First you dont overdose the Probiotics. Take your nutrient reading regularly and dont create a imbalance. If you still get some cyano then stop dosing the probiotics for sometime or just dose once a week.

 

[reefguy565]

Thank for the update, what do people do to combat the cyano outbreaks I am reading about?

That was exactly my next question. I don’t want to battle algae and cyano if np pro and bios s are causing it

 

[Anirban]

Probiotics don't cause cyano. Its us who overdose and don't understand the system cause cyano. Once you have a well establish probiotic system you don't dose them everyday because there are enough bacteria present to keep your nutrient down. Just once or twice week is good enough.

 

[joe berkman]

how much iron are you adding? my tank is pretty new and my chaeto is dying cause I dont have enough nutrients i think.

3 drops per 100 gal dayli ish (I skip some days)