I was just wondering if there a conversion rate for scrubbies that I need per gallon in the tank? Because a store around me is have a sale on scrubbies like 1 for $.10 so I can get tons and I was just wondering if anyone has a way to tell how many I'll need for a monster sump
Scrubbies per gallon conversion?
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Th following information provided by Zennzzo
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276107&highlight=scrubbies
(the MATH)
Take the bio-chamber measurements in inches,
and multuply all 3 dimensions>>>>>>>12"x12"x12"=
to get a cubic inch number.>>>>>>>>>1,728 cu in.
Take that number, and divide by 9.>>>>1,728 divided by 9 =
This will give you the needed amount of SCRUBBIES. 192
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276107&highlight=scrubbies
(the MATH)
Take the bio-chamber measurements in inches,
and multuply all 3 dimensions>>>>>>>12"x12"x12"=
to get a cubic inch number.>>>>>>>>>1,728 cu in.
Take that number, and divide by 9.>>>>1,728 divided by 9 =
This will give you the needed amount of SCRUBBIES. 192
thats how many can be stuffed in the sump but how do you calculate how many you actually need to hold enough bacteria to adequately filter your tank?
Sarah88;3535625; said:
That is a topic that is currently under discussion. I don't think there is a definitive answer on this.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264851
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278228
As mentinoed above....
The amount of bacteria a system needs is determined by the ammonia produced/introduced to a tank/system. The more fish you have, the more ammonia they will produce... the more you feed the fish the more ammonia produced... the more you allow waste to break down in the system the more ammonia produced...
But even once that is determined... you have to determine how many square inches of bacteria is needed to process that level of ammonia...
In my experience this number will be drastically smaller than typically believed...
I recently did a fishless cycle on a 10 gallon tank that had less than 1,000 square inches of surface area and it was able to process 5ppm of ammonia into nitrates in 12 hours... that was a bare bottom 10 gal with nothing in it but an air stone and a heater...
The above links offer a deeper conversations on the same topic...
The amount of bacteria a system needs is determined by the ammonia produced/introduced to a tank/system. The more fish you have, the more ammonia they will produce... the more you feed the fish the more ammonia produced... the more you allow waste to break down in the system the more ammonia produced...
But even once that is determined... you have to determine how many square inches of bacteria is needed to process that level of ammonia...
In my experience this number will be drastically smaller than typically believed...
I recently did a fishless cycle on a 10 gallon tank that had less than 1,000 square inches of surface area and it was able to process 5ppm of ammonia into nitrates in 12 hours... that was a bare bottom 10 gal with nothing in it but an air stone and a heater...
The above links offer a deeper conversations on the same topic...