stingray filtration?

[digger]

I have not found anyone on here that uses anything like zeolite or ammolock on their stingray tanks, is it a no-no or is it safe? I thought of it as an added precaution but want to know what all of you think.

 

[FishDog]

With a good filtration system and a solid water change schedule you don't need anything else.

 

[digger]

I know I just went through some pretty bad ----. I do weekly changes and checks, I did something kinda stupid and got an ammonia spike tank is back to normal, only lost one fish but still, if I can add some precautions I dont look at it as skipping out on a water change just having a little safety net. The last thing I want to do is kill a fish or have them in lousy conditions.

 

[Miles]

zeolite is detrimental because it deprives your good bacteria of the ammonia it consumes.. then when the zeolite becomes exhausted, your biofilter is not as well established as it could be, and could lead to ammonia spikes.

 

[digger]

answer I was looking for. I know there are pros and cons to everything. thanks for the advise

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Ammo lock is bad, my collegue went to a fisheries college and did tests on ammo lock and found that they had nothing but trouble. As ammo lock, locks in ammonia in a cemical bond when the bond becomes weakened say if you miss a dose. the bond weakens and breaks and causes a ammonia spike which can damage/kill you fish.

A good filteration system and regualr waterchanges are more than enough.

 

[digger]

I have never used these products and I wanted to see what others opinions were on here. Thank the guy in the sky I came across Dr. Novak who lives in my area. He is supposed to be the be all end all to filter systems. I just want to do it right the first time. I figure the good doc can give me some pointers considering he has a twenty five year old koi and a PHD in marine biology.

 

[Nic]

large sumps lot of bio media is all you need.... chemipure or carbon for chemical filtration is optional....zeolite and ammo lock are for keepers who like to waste there money and will lead to death of rays...

 

[FireMedic]

I have a FX5 attached to my system. In it I have Activated Charcoal. It serves to remove "fishy smells" from the water, nothing more. The source for the smells is the shrimp, scallops and smelt that I feed to my rays.

I agree completely that a large bio-load (bacters) in a wet-dry set-up in a LARGE sump must be the core of any filtration for rays.
Respectfully,
FireMedic.