Carbon dosing w/o having to dose

[Paul_N]

Interesting new product on the horizon. I dose vodka now so this has my attention. It would be nice to run this stuff in a reactor and just have to add more a few times a year.

Solid Carbon Source Grows NO3 and PO4 Reducing Bacteria | glassbox-design.com

 

[roshi719]

That looks awesome, but how do you control how fast it lowers phosphate if you want to put it on an older system?

 

[Paul_N]

That looks awesome, but how do you control how fast it lowers phosphate if you want to put it on an older system?

There is mention on the suppliers web site about so much of the media per volume of tank. I would imagine you just start small and work your way up since this seems very new.

here it goes:

"We advise using 0.5-1 liter of pellets per 500 liter of system volume, and adding 100 ml of pellets every 3-6 months. Of note, these ratios depend on tank conditions and are strongly influenced by feeding regimes and livestock"

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

Very interesting, but what is the price tag?

 

[kgehrke]

I smell a new aquarium craze coming on...
Sounds very interesting.