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RODI, no. Salt water, it is possible, but not easy.Hi
My nitrates are actually too low now. 0.2 ppm. The brick brought them down from 40 ppm. Can I take the brick out and store it in salt water or RODI?
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Ah right, gotcha. I don't have personal experience with the Brightwell ones, but I use MarinePure, same concept. I just chuck it into storage dry, and then reuse them later. They don't come pre-seeded anyways, and if it's just a matter of storage, then yeah no need to keep them wet. Though I would suggest keeping it in saltwater at least for a few days in case nitrates start climbing up too much and you'd need to use it again.Thanks for that info! But if I'm not interested in salvaging the bacteria themselves, will the brick be resusable if I just keep it dry or do I need to store it in some type of water, salt or RO/DI?
I dont think the brick came seeded with any bacteria. But even if it did, perhaps some will become spores again if I store this one (just in plain water, no supplementation to it or dry). SINce it's been wet will it degrade, fall apart? Anyone reused one before?
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Perfect.. Thanks for that!. True, if NO3 climbs quickly, I'll need the bacteria still alive as possible. I wonder if cutting the brick in half would reduce its capacity by a lot more than 1/2. I know the surface area to volume would be greater, meaning more o2 in it which is bad. That's a new subject though!Ah right, gotcha. I don't have personal experience with the Brightwell ones, but I use MarinePure, same concept. I just chuck it into storage dry, and then reuse them later. They don't come pre-seeded anyways, and if it's just a matter of storage, then yeah no need to keep them wet. Though I would suggest keeping it in saltwater at least for a few days in case nitrates start climbing up too much and you'd need to use it again.
Yeah, that's the only concern - whether or not it would significantly reduce anoxic spaces for the denitrifiers to live in. Haha now I am curious and kinda wanna see what would happen, but not sure if you'd want to risk it. XDPerfect.. Thanks for that!. True, if NO3 climbs quickly, I'll need the bacteria still alive as possible. I wonder if cutting the brick in half would reduce its capacity by a lot more than 1/2. I know the surface area to volume would be greater, meaning more o2 in it which is bad. That's a new subject though!