I found that after removing the Marine Pure and adding these blocks my aluminium went to zero. I have seen no negative effects on the tank so I have to assume the biological filtration is working as it was before.
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I found that after removing the Marine Pure and adding these blocks my aluminium went to zero. I have seen no negative effects on the tank so I have to assume the biological filtration is working as it was before.
ICP show no leaching at all. I won’t go back to Marine Pure that’s for sure.Hows it going with the maxspect blocks now? are you still using them? and how about tests?
I have the same thing just made by a different company. These block replaced 2 large marine pure blocks as they started to fall apart. They are awesome and they best media iv seen they weigh heaps have no chance of degrading.I looked into this stuff. It doesn't say what it's made of at all (at least from online ads), and it doesn't help denitrification at all. It just does ammonia to nitrites to nitrates.
Good luck. I don't put anything in my tank that I don't know what it's made of. I actually prefer Seachem Matrix over any other biomedia even though I have Marine Pure. Matrix is very good for denitrification. You also can't substitute most of your rock because you beed Ph buffering that the media doesn't support.
Lots of debate on these. I'm fairly certain that I am seeing denitrification using these. I have a 2.0 L NYOS reactor filled with these and a low flow of water going through the reactor. I have a 105 gallon tank and do weekly 10% water changes. I feed a home concocoted blend of spirulana, roasted nori, mysis shrimp, and Rods vegetarian all blended up in a small container with tank water. I feed that mix once per day and when I'm traveling my wife feeds a blended mix of flakes, also once per day. Additonally, three times per week I feed nori on a clip for the herbivores and just let it go until there's nothing left. I have 10 fish, about 25 corals, and a highly varied cuc: four types of snails, hermits, two chonchs and one cucumber. The tank ran it's typical ugly cycles when I first started, but after a year it looks great with no algae issues. I sometimes, well, typically, see a trace of nitrate when I check it every two weeks and 0 phosphates (corals and GFO knock it out). I have had the biospheres running in the reactor for right at a year. I did a cleanout at six months - just pulled them out and swirled everything around in water I pulled out of the tank while doing a water change. I didn't notice any degredation but the color is slightly different, no doubt from biofilm. I also run carbon and gfo is another NYOS reactor and skim. No refugium. It's primarily anecdotal evidence, but I do believe these are supporting both nitrifying as well as denitrifying bacteria - just like Seachem Matrix.Id like to share a product I just got to try out.
the Nano-tech bio-sphere by Maxspect
They have two quantities a 2kg and the 1kg which is what I got for $25. The 1kg box has about 44 balls and they claim treats up to 750gal. The awesome thing is they say just 10 of the balls will equal 20lbs of live rock[emoji43] so the box could replace about 86lbs of live rock in a filter set up so if you are lack on space this is big. Also figure the cost of 85lbs of live rock the bio spheres are more economical as well .They work like other bio media in your sump,canister, or other filter. They work for both fresh and marine tanks as well as ponds. I’m going to try them in two of my tanks one will be my bio cube reef in one of the chambers and in my FX4 on my planted freshwater tank.
There are two types, block, and hole. The block would increase anaerobic bacteria. While the hole one would increase aerobic bacteria.To be fair, it says "clean or replace every 6 months." That's because they're suggesting it will become clogged up with biofilm or detritus over time and should be cleaned out, or for the lazy folks, replaced.
I just don't get why they put that big circular hole in the middle. My guess is the manufacturing process, but it seems like an awful lot of wasted space.
how many gallons is your tank? Using 2kg bag..I have the 2kg or 4.4 lbs bag of spheres next to my Chaeto in the sump and it seems to work great, I have no issues with nutrients and it also gives my pods somewhere to eat and live.
They do break easily while they are dry so a good rince before putting them in reduces coudiness.
how many gallons is your tank? Using 2kg bag..