Water Quality

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
The bacteria from bd will affect the colonies in your filter.. it's not a run out after 2 weeks type deal
 
Tomt37 said:
Nitrite and ammonia zero after a week and nitrates rising very modestly .. will be moving a cycled filter that's currently with the fry over to the tank when the fry go in .. very quickly .. warmer column bacterial bloom lasted only a day
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So it was fully cycled in a week?
 
Hmm there's a reef supply place nearby that sells this stuff. Might have to go pick some up to try and solve my other screwup, and save the leftover to try and seed a denitrator when I get aroundt o building it :o Stuff seems too good to be true though
 
I was just reading a thread on reef central and these guys are adding plain old sugar to the tank and it drops the nitrates ...
 
Sanman said:
I was just reading a thread on reef central and these guys are adding plain old sugar to the tank and it drops the nitrates ...
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It boosts anaerobic bb growth.
 
Would it work in freshwater they were saying that you had to have a good protein skimmer which isn't an option for us ..
 
There are heterotrophic and autotrophic denitrifying bacteria .. if running in a carbon biopellet aerobic format my understanding is that you are encouraging heterotrophs in large volumes which need to be used in conjunction with a protein skimmer .. if you opt for a reductor or anaerobic high volume very finely porous nitrate filter a low carbon dosing regime might improve efficiency and as the nitrates are released as n2 and the bacterial colony is fairly stable a protein skimmer isn't necessary .. if using highly porous material I would say 20% should be replaced monthly or every 2months
 
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