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Old 03-15-2014, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by b09u5 View Post
Aquattro, what levels are you able to keep your nitrates at keeping it simple with LR and water changes?
I've never had levels I could measure. Now as I posted earlier, I have a zeo reactor with those cute little rocks, but on average I have changed them 3 times/yr.
I do feed liberally and have minimal cleanup crew (need to increase this, I think).
But in reef keeping, as all things in life, start with the simplest approach, and add complicated as required.
IF good rock and water changes don't do what you want, only then should you worry about how to control it. Jumping right into a denitrator might be starting from the wrong end of the problem.
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