you guys talk about wet and dry all the time and i"m not sure what the advantages in using a wet dry are. So an AC biomedia is not wet dry but the biowheel is? AC biomedia is less efficient than the penguin biowheels? Just want this clarified, thanks
wet and dry question
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The Bio-wheel allows more water to air surface contact which helps in the ammonia cycle. You do not get this with the AC. With a wet-dry filter you gets massive amounts of water to air contact which is why a lot of hobbyist will go this route. I believe they are crucial with large aqauriums or large bio-loads.
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with cougar 579.
I even use them on smaller quarantine / hospital tanks.
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with cougar 579.I even use them on smaller quarantine / hospital tanks.
Dr Joe
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Wow, I have just set up a 215g double overflow box fish only sw tank, I have the 300g pro clear aquatics w/d system and also using a twister UV both on the 2400 gph magnetic drive pump as well as an ets evolution 500 skimmer with it's own independent 950 gph magnetic drive pump. I too have never used a w/d system before and I have read sooooooo many sites about this system to better familiarize myself with it. I have a question though, reading all the thread advice on different sites I have begun to think that the blue bio balls should be replaced with live rock in order to not have your nitrate readings so high. Any inputs on this? I don't like live rock, it's my experience from previous tanks that led me to veer away from using it because of the massive takeover of bristle worms to which won the battle in the end, long story. I do however love the live sand and have about 2 to 3 or perhaps even 4 inches of it as my base.....depending on where you look in the tank as I have a blue spotted jawfish and a white orange spotted blenny that go to town sifting my live sand. After reading various sites, I have also just hooked up a small canister filter, it just sits next to my sump and cycles the sump water, I wanted to add some carbon and various filter media to ensure more clarity to the water. I love my setup but it looks a bit overwhelming but I am confident (eeeek) that I have surcomed to nice set-up, it just looks as though flooding can be a problem if one of those tubes break, but my overflow has a pvc pipe that is high in the overflow box so hopefully not alot of water will crash to the deck if it happens.
tsnipe;639231; said:
I don't agree with "Replacing" the blue bio-balls as this would ultimately increase nitrite levels and amonia levels. The live rock option works, as you note but I would use to compliment bio-balls, not replace them.
Nitrates are tough. I look forward to reading some solutions here. I knew a guy who invented a nitrate filter. He made it out of a big glass cider jug and so help me-it worked! Problem was, it needed as much maint as the tank did and if his invention crashed, An amonia spike was sure to follow.
Thanks for your reply Brooklynella, I do think as well about keeping my bio balls in place and forgetting about live rock, I look forward to other comments. I finally got a w/d using bio balls and feel like I have taken a step up from the canister types and growing as a sw guru, even though I am realizing as with everything else in life, the more you know the more there is to learn, heehee.
tsnipe;639294; said:
I hear ya there...the more I learn. The more I realize how little I know..good luck !~Zennz