over filtration is a good thing

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
tunerX;1332527; said:
Rallysman,

What substrates are you using in the 135 and 300. The 135 looks too fine to be aragonite, but it has a nice white sheen to it. Is it Silica?
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Pool filter sand in both. 2 different brands, and I can't remember what either is lol.
 
i think you guys are mixing apples and oranges

1) a ton of extra bio filtration is not a waste imo.. Granted only as much bacteria grows as is needed.......... however if a fish dies and rots or you over feed.........the that extra bio will get to work in very short order possibly saving your fish

2) this depends on personal taste.....but zero ammonia and nitrite does not mean that much to me unless the water is also 'gin' clear........the fish dont care but i do

3) extra decaying organic matter doesnt hurt anything in your tank or in your filter if:

a. you have enough bio
b. your water changes keep your nitrates low enough.

anyway another 2 cents....

as far as the environment.......i think you will find that in the us cows produce more greenhouse gas ( methane) than the people and as for the rest of the world the third world and china will wipe out the environment all by themselves even if the us was 100 percent green......
 
vfc;1331499; said:
Why not take the money you are about to spend to over filter and give it the one of the children's hunger funds. Giving to these charities is as easy as ordering an unnecessary filter online.
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many of the charity funds have huge overhead and very little money gets to the people the donors would like to help:(:(:(:( and lines the pockets of the do gooders running the 'charity' :irked::irked:
 
johnptc;1332856; said:
many of the charity funds have huge overhead and very little money gets to the people the donors would like to help:(:(:(:( and lines the pockets of the do gooders running the 'charity' :irked::irked:
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Agreed.. but I still try to do my part...we have childrens hospitals here that I seem to always be sending money... Then there are the sunday morning depression tv that my wife watches ... end up sending them money to :( but they say that it's for a good cause and I'm included to beleive that it's true ... I always try to make sure that the ones I do give money to are actually making a difference in the areas that they claim they are... or no money from me :irked:
 
basslover34;1332871; said:
Agreed.. but I still try to do my part...we have childrens hospitals here that I seem to always be sending money... Then there are the sunday morning depression tv that my wife watches ... end up sending them money to :( but they say that it's for a good cause and I'm included to beleive that it's true ... I always try to make sure that the ones I do give money to are actually making a difference in the areas that they claim they are... or no money from me :irked:
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:iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree:
 
johnptc;1332819; said:
i think you guys are mixing apples and oranges

1) a ton of extra bio filtration is not a waste imo.. Granted only as much bacteria grows as is needed.......... however if a fish dies and rots or you over feed.........the that extra bio will get to work in very short order possibly saving your fish

2) this depends on personal taste.....but zero ammonia and nitrite does not mean that much to me unless the water is also 'gin' clear........the fish dont care but i do

3) extra decaying organic matter doesnt hurt anything in your tank or in your filter if:

a. you have enough bio
b. your water changes keep your nitrates low enough.

anyway another 2 cents....

as far as the environment.......i think you will find that in the us cows produce more greenhouse gas ( methane) than the people and as for the rest of the world the third world and china will wipe out the environment all by themselves even if the us was 100 percent green......
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taken from wiki

Cattle are "responsible for 18% of greenhouse gases," states a 400-page United Nations report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle#Environmental_impact

18 percent there buddy.

the usa consumes 360 million gallons of gasoline EVERYDAY!!

360,000, 000 x365= someone do that math for me!!!! :WHOA:

and a gallon of gas is (if i can recall) 19. somethin pound of CO2: factor that in and :WHOA::WHOA::WHOA::WHOA:

and thats just gasoline! and thats just in this country(even though we are the biggest fossil fuel consumer)!!!!
 
Dude, lay off of the wiki......

I can go make it say that 1 pint of gas will make the earth explode.
 
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