Thats my ramble for the day haha ;Joyful
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That was my 5thThats my ramble for the day haha ;Joyful
nsa= not safe aquascape. Please explain your opinion. Thnx
Would LOVE your elaboration on this one?
Can you explain?Porous rocks are bad, unless you’ve got a million ltrs/hr of dilution going on.
Certainly. Porous rocks in the ocean are full of life, bacteria, algae’s, mulm, periphyton, detritus etc. But that is the ocean, not in a glass box. We, in general try to replicate this. This is a problem because we don’t have the natural dilution afforded by the ocean. Lower surface area rock work such as calcite, along with the glass surfaces on tanks, skimmers pumps, overflows bla,bla, bla cope with nitrification easily. I’ve also gone bare bottom which has made things easier to increase flow, but I accept that’s not to everyone’s liking. My tank is 12 months in, but it’s so much easier to look after than my old tank.Can you explain?
IMHO - most reef tanks are vastly under flowed.
OH ok - my guess is that alot of those issues could / would be mitigated by much higher flow than in your tank - so I was curious - how much flow is in your tank? I'm going to be posting a video of mine tomorrowCertainly. Porous rocks in the ocean are full of life, bacteria, algae’s, mulm, periphyton, detritus etc. But that is the ocean, not in a glass box. We, in general try to replicate this. This is a problem because we don’t have the natural dilution afforded by the ocean. Lower surface area rock work such as calcite, along with the glass surfaces on tanks, skimmers pumps, overflows bla,bla, bla cope with nitrification easily. I’ve also gone bare bottom which has made things easier to increase flow, but I accept that’s not to everyone’s liking. My tank is 12 months in, but it’s so much easier to look after than my old tank.
2 x maxpect 250s vertical at 60%, on OCG. Not a clue on numbers but EVERYTHING is movin. 60G tank. It’s on my build thread if interested.OH ok - my guess is that alot of those issues could / would be mitigated by much higher flow than in your tank - so I was curious - how much flow is in your tank? I'm going to be posting a video of mine tomorrow
I researched algae scrubbers for 2 years. If you google “howdy from the uk day one” you will find my scrubber journey on Santa Monica’s site from 7 or 8 years ago. The advantages of a scrubber are evident immediately, the disadvantages are less evident. I will know if you read it because you will be able to name my puppy, lol.How is it expensive? It's free unless you are talking about initial costs. But even then - compared to water changes, it's way less expensive.
The dilution in our tanks comes in the form water changes and filtration.Certainly. Porous rocks in the ocean are full of life, bacteria, algae’s, mulm, periphyton, detritus etc. But that is the ocean, not in a glass box. We, in general try to replicate this. This is a problem because we don’t have the natural dilution afforded by the ocean. Lower surface area rock work such as calcite, along with the glass surfaces on tanks, skimmers pumps, overflows bla,bla, bla cope with nitrification easily. I’ve also gone bare bottom which has made things easier to increase flow, but I accept that’s not to everyone’s liking. My tank is 12 months in, but it’s so much easier to look after than my old tank.
and is patheticThe dilution in our tanks comes in the form water changes and filtration.
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?1823-howdy-from-the-uk-day-one/page15 15 pages of you seeming to enjoy using the scrubber and tinkering with it. No mentions that I noticed to disadvantages of use.I researched algae scrubbers for 2 years. If you google “howdy from the uk day one” you will find my scrubber journey on Santa Monica’s site from 7 or 8 years ago. The advantages of a scrubber are evident immediately, the disadvantages are less evident. I will know if you read it because you will be able to name my puppy, lol.
Indeed, I did enjoy it, it’s a hobby. Somewhere in there, maybe on other threads I had probed the algal exudates dillema which includes the release of unknown amounts of hydrogen peroxide like substances and sugars which feed unknown bacteria species which can cause corals to literally suffocate, and other algae’s either to proliferate or deteriorate, some of these compounds have still yet to be researched by knowledgeable folk. I reached the conclusion that these exudates should be circulated in a media prior to delivery to the display, carbon dosing the media, not the display tank as these exudates are a carbon source and likely subject to rather rapid consumption, however this does restrict the amount of flow through.http://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?1823-howdy-from-the-uk-day-one/page15 15 pages of you seeming to enjoy using the scrubber and tinkering with it. No mentions that I noticed to disadvantages of use.