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You just threw the whole glass is full argument out the window.
You're the new definition of an optimist.
Hahaha, damm right I am!
NO3
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You just threw the whole glass is full argument out the window.
You're the new definition of an optimist.
I googled it up.Hi,
My SD has separated media in one reactor. I would say 3/4 is sulfur and 1/2 calcium carb.
NO3
I have never added amino acids. Is this proven to be a perfect substitute? Also any thoughts on how these reactors behave at near zero nitrate? I am hearing about possible Ammonia releases.My assumption would be to dose amino acids to offset low nitrates. This is my plan in the event I get too low.
Remove the reactor from the system!Putting BADES aside for a moment and just discussing a regular reactor. I have mine up and running just fine but now my Nitrate is at 2.5 and I am worried about how to actually stop this thing from lowering it further. What is the procedure because the last time i just took it off line and emptied it and then had to restart it again when the Nitrate went up. There must be a way to throttle these reactors down that still preserves some of the bacteria?
Also can these reactors really dump ammonia into the water? I thought about lowering the drip rate but in the first few hours of doing that I could smell the sulfur and the fish looked stressed like something was not right. To my utter horror I did not have an Ammonia test kit! I think I threw the last one out about six months ago because the reagents had expired and I had never really had a need to use it in years.
Putting BADES aside for a moment and just discussing a regular reactor.
Is there a video or an article of this reactor deign in action? I remember you talking about Bades from back in 2016 on RC but I have never seen anyone else mention it.BADES is a process, which also takes place in a "sulphur denitrator". A "sulphur denitrator " is not what I would consider being the regular reactor. The regular reactor, as introduced by Longouet in the nineties, after 7 years of proper research, the MAAO system, was NOT kept anoxic after startup! A Moving Bed Reactor (MBR) has replaced the tube reactor used in the nineties, and the MBR has become the regular reactor for BADES applications needing a reactor.
The difference between a BADESS(ystem) and a "sulfur denitrator" is the way of application. BADES users, using a BADESS, are managing the flow in harmony with the quantity nitrate to remove daily and the nitrate level present.
You can add fish but make sure you don't add to many inches worth of fish at one time. Your bacteria has attained a population that can handle your snow flake eel and the food you feed him. If you add more fish that is an increased Bio Load and increased amount of stray food in the tank. It will take a week or two for your bacteria to breed up to levels that can convert the increased Ammonia to Nitrite etc. If you dump to many fish in at once you can have a mini Ammonia spike and wipe out your fish.Hello all,
I tested my display water this morning and my NO3 levels show between 5-10ppm, NO2 levels are zero. I do not have corals just FOWLR. My question is can I or should I add fish into the tank now or should I just be patient and wait for the levels to drop some some. I currently have a large snowflake eel, that's all. Any help is always appreciated!
NO3
What size tank is it and how much rock work and sand do you have?Thank you all for the comments. @robbyg I can add 2 fish, medium in size. Wait for a few weeks, test and add more. Am I correct?
NO3
What size tank is it and how much rock work and sand do you have?
BTW whats your drip rate like now?
A steady stream of zero out Nitrate? Whats the Tanks Nitrate levels?I have a 90 gallon saltwater tank, I have around 80 lbs of live rock (I know I need more) and I do not have sand. I have crushed coral bed that's 1.5 inches thick. My drip rate is at a steady stream. No more drips lol! Thanks @robbyg
NO3
A steady stream of zero out Nitrate? Whats the Tanks Nitrate levels?
You have enough sand and rock that adding those fish would not be a problem.
just go easy on the feeding for the first week or two.
Yes, the steady stream out of the SD, the nitrate and nitrite levels are both zero. The tanks nitrite level is 5-10ppm.
NO3