Dave Clark
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Newbie here. Most articles I’ve read, with a few exceptions, state that biological media should come before chemical media. But I haven’t yet found an article that explains why. Anyone know? Thanks in advance.
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Rinsing bioballs?
Is it ok to rinse bioballs like once a month just to keep detritus down and keep the tank healthy?I know the bacteria is tough to kill.didnt know if it will do more harm than good. Thanks
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That discussion impacts the use of media for ammonia control/ not needed
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Sorry, I don't understand ... you just run chemical, but you have biomedia?
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Rinsing bioballs?
Is it ok to rinse bioballs like once a month just to keep detritus down and keep the tank healthy?I know the bacteria is tough to kill.didnt know if it will do more harm than good. Thanks
That discussion impacts the use of media for ammonia control/ not needed
Interesting, thank you. That actually answers another question I was going to ask ... is biomedia needed in a reef aquarium with a typical amount of live rock. ;-) I've seen some articles where people insist that it is.
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we spend lots of time in the sand rinse thread removing biomedia and keeping the same fish load, from those patterns alone we know it's not required. I've truly never seen any arrangement in reefing where extra biomedia made the difference between a crash or not, and, when people's fish die on vacation due to a disease or a controller issue/ATO issue, their sump stacked in biobricks did not prevent the wipeout at all. Live rock is this powerful/pretty interesting impacts for tank design and handling that's for sure.
Old cycling science would have never ever agreed with these assertions, but a thread 54 pages long removing everyone's surface area in pattern with excellent outcome sure begins to change the ruleset.
I could see the utility in someone using biomedia in line before chemical, to catch waste and prevent fouling of the chemical media so quickly/mainly it's handy to know the ammonia control wouldn't crash if the biomedia was not used.
Old cycling science would have never ever agreed with these assertions, but a thread 54 pages long removing everyone's surface area in pattern with excellent outcome sure begins to change the ruleset.
I could see the utility in someone using biomedia in line before chemical, to catch waste and prevent fouling of the chemical media so quickly/mainly it's handy to know the ammonia control wouldn't crash if the biomedia was not used.
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Perfect. Science! Thank you.
