Project: ZERO Nitrate

[Zinq]

Well I asked my friend and he doesn't know. Oh wells.

Yah the layer thing makes sense too and I suppose the nitrogen could diffuse through.

Beh too tired to think. I say go for it. Tell us how it goes. Sounds like a fun experiment.
Keep us updated.

Zinq

 

[ewurm]

I use purigen and water changes. I want to add a drip sysem when I move. I also inquired about the biohome media. Thanks for the thread, let us know the results.

 

[JardiniBoy]

Well I finally managed to find a bulkhead in the third hardware store I went to so I'll be able to fix the problem of my leaking RDSB tonight.

Any MFKers ever run a normal DSB (in FW) and tested the system for it's effects on nitrates?

 

[DeLgAdO]

I generally try to be positive in my replies ... but here I'm going to defer.



You always chirp into these discussions with the same stuff about DOCs etc.. The above quote shows that I've already considered that point. If you don't have anything real to add or are just going to negative, rather don't post. If there are 10 positive posts and one bs negative one ... you always know who it's gonna be from.

Rant over... *phew*

man that talk is getting old and boring *yawn*, and the above quote doesnt show anything ive mentioned

ok.......nitrates.....

how about this: a refugium filled with floating plants such as water hyathsinths (did i spell it right? ) hardy and fast growing, just add a liquid plant suppliment and you should be good to go.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Well I finally managed to find a bulkhead in the third hardware store I went to so I'll be able to fix the problem of my leaking RDSB tonight.

Any MFKers ever run a normal DSB (in FW) and tested the system for it's effects on nitrates?

i have sir!

its a nightmare in freshwater tanks, especially if you have diggers (barbs and cichlids) they stir up (i should say destroy) the sand bed.

 

[Dr Joe]

man that talk is getting old and boring *yawn*, and the above quote doesnt show anything ive mentioned

ok.......nitrates.....

how about this: a refugium filled with floating plants such as water hyathsinths (did i spell it right? ) hardy and fast growing, just add a liquid plant suppliment and you should be good to go.

Refugium...Good....Plant suppliments not so good, in a refugium it goes straight out to the tank...POP...algae bloom. And now someone is going to say they do it all the time .

i have sir!

its a nightmare in freshwater tanks, especially if you have diggers (barbs and cichlids) they stir up (i should say destroy) the sand bed.

DSB's are supposed to be run separately from the tank, so they are not disturbed.


JardiniBoy where does someone who lives in Taipei go on vacation to?

Dr Joe

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[JardiniBoy]

JardiniBoy where does someone who lives in Taipei go on vacation to?

Dr Joe
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To your side of the world actually, but the other side of the country ... San Diego. My bro lives there...

I just got the RDSB up and running again, but with a bulkhead this time. It's the first time I've used one and it seems to work really nicely. It's really tight and it was very cheap..

 

[JardiniBoy]

its a nightmare in freshwater tanks, especially if you have diggers (barbs and cichlids) they stir up (i should say destroy) the sand bed.

I think you're refering to a SSB. If it were a DSB I think the fish would only be able to disturb the top layer and not have too much effect. I know some cichlids are crazy about moving gravel/sand around though, so if you thought it were a problem you could put some heavier stones on top to protect the sandbed...

To be considered a DSB it must be a minumum of 4" deep, with 6" and up recommended..

 

[DeLgAdO]

Refugium...Good....Plant suppliments not so good, in a refugium it goes straight out to the tank...POP...algae bloom. And now someone is going to say they do it all the time .





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welp, yes, the suppliment will go out the refugium, this is true, but the water will come back into the system and go through the refugium where the plant can utilize it, so its actually not a bad at all. the plant suppliment should not include nitrogen and phosporus, these are already coming from the fish waste.

 

[DeLgAdO]

I think you're refering to a SSB. If it were a DSB I think the fish would only be able to disturb the top layer and not have too much effect. I know some cichlids are crazy about moving gravel/sand around though, so if you thought it were a problem you could put some heavier stones on top to protect the sandbed...

To be considered a DSB it must be a minumum of 4" deep, with 6" and up recommended..

how could i forget! lol

yea i dont see why it wouldnt work

gotta have good mechanical filteration though.