Does live rock remove nitrates? - Page 3

Aquattro · #1 11-21-2007, 05:18 AM

not done reading this yet, but so far looks like an interesting article from Dr. Ron

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-0...ture/index.php

Aquattro · #2 11-21-2007, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by reef_raf

not done reading this yet, but so far looks like an interesting article from Dr. Ron

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-0...ture/index.php

So this seems to answer some of the questions, while posing some new ones. Coraline growth and population of creatures within the rock can influence filtration capacity. Hmm. Tony, review the parts about "good rock" vs. "bad rock"....

reptile guy · #3 11-21-2007, 05:19 AM

I remember hearing someone saying about dosing your tank with sugar but don't know how effective that would actually be or if that would work along the same lines as vodka. Rather use the vodka to get me drunk and not my fishes

Chin_Lee · #4 11-21-2007, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by reptile guy

I remember hearing someone saying about dosing your tank with sugar but don't know how effective that would actually be or if that would work along the same lines as vodka. Rather use the vodka to get me drunk and not my fishes

be very careful with dosing vodka. it can crash your tank very quickly by providing too much nutrient to a certain strain of bacteria which will then start covering your rocks with slimey bacteria.

Chin_Lee · #5 11-21-2007, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by reef_raf

Maybe I shoulda just bought some rock and shut up

yes if you don't mind so your tank will get set up faster and you know what fish can make it to your new tank.

Aquattro · #6 11-21-2007, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Chin_Lee

yes if you don't mind so your tank will get set up faster and you know what fish can make it to your new tank.

Zactly why I'm getting this going!!!

Aquattro · #7 11-21-2007, 05:09 AM

ok, but after 2 months of no water changes, no refugium and a reasonably decent skimmer, still no detectable NO3.
Does anyone have a comparable FO tank where this happens? I gotta believe the rock is doing more than you think, granted perhaps less than I think. Tony has lots of rocks and a self proclaimed NO3 problem, so whati s different? He skims, changes water, etc, probably more than I do.

Let's keep the opinions coming.....