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There are so many sizes, such as 1-3 micrometer, 6-10 etc. information on the exact size to feed is not always available. Also is it possible to tell which corals eat zoo and which eat phyto?

many brands specify a maintenance dosage, however shouldn't the bacteria population reproduce and be self sustaining given the steady stream of ammonia and nitrates in our aquariums?

It's getting better after I tuned it up and is producing some yellowish water. Previously the water was black. But I think it's working

there is a very cheap and easy way to kill aips. I inject them using an insulin syringe at the stem with concentrated lemon juice. guaranteed to see them dissolve before your eyes and not much is required

http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/resources/library-presentations/aquarium-hobby/activated-carbon "There is much written about the use of carbon in seawater aquaria. Some authors recommend against the use of carbon in seawater aquaria because carbon will remove trace elements. As with most situations in the aquarium hobby, the correct response to the claim that activated carbon removes trace elements from seawater is yes and no– mostly no. By definition, trace elements are those elements found in the ocean with a concentration of less than 1 ppb. These are elements such as cesium, chromium, cadmium, selenium, cobalt, silver, lead, tin, helium, lanthanum and cerium. For these elements, it has never been shown that they are really needed in the aquarium. In fact, adding some to the water would really be poisoning the tank. Further, these elements are rather insoluble at the pH of seawater, so activated carbon cannot remove them from the water. Thus the correct technical answer is that in the normal marine aquarium, activated carbon will not remove trace elements. However, if one wanted to remove some of the above listed trace elements from seawater with activated carbon it could be done by changing the pH and some other factors to get the elements in the soluble form but this would render the seawater uninhabitable. So what elements might carbon removes from seawater that would be of interest to the marine hobbyist? These elements would be copper, iodine, iron and molybdenum which, by definition, are called minor elements. However, once again, how much of any of these elements carbon might remove depends upon the element’s solubility in seawater. Most of these elements are not in the soluble form in seawater and, as such, cannot be removed from the seawater by carbon. The bottom line is that activated carbon is going to have no effect on the majority of elements found in seawater. Activated carbon should be part of every aquarium filtration system. This is another statement that some have disagreed with me about. However, personal experience with using activated carbon for years along with data collected in my laboratories supports my claim. Carbon has been used continuously in all types of freshwater tanks, saltwater fish-only tanks, reef tanks and large display systems in the labs and never has there been a problem. The reasons given for not using carbon or not using it continuously include: the carbon causes some diseases, it removes beneficial elements/substances for the water, and eventually the carbon will de-adsorb everything killing the tank inhabitants. None of these reasons have ever been supported by experiments or tests. Rather, they are myths. And as myths, they circulate through the hobby growing a life of their own which becomes hard to kill." According to experiences of the bros here, do you agree with him that activated carbon is actually good chemical filtration for a reef tank?

does anyone have any recommendations? whats the price like compared to SG?

anyone can share how they maintain a stable temperature?

is yours a fish only system or do you have corals and thus need to supplement with additives

could I know what product you used for phosphate? I agree that I overkill this time

agreed but its not working properly at all atm. it will just overflow and not remove anything from the water unless it settles down

Guys, just to let you know, I managed to find AZ-NO3 in C328

yes I know I added quite a few things at once haha. once I added these I noticed that my skimmer was running on overdrive, so I switched it off. couple of hours later, I switched it on and its still foaming very vigorously. any way I can rectify the problem? btw the products are nitrate minus, phospock, phosguard, elimiphos and algone nitrate remover

we have all seen in the market, many brands of vitamins and minerals to be added directly to the water for fish health. we know that fish get most of their vitamins and minerals from the food they eat, but do these additives actually get absorbed by the fish just by being in the water? Many tanks run on activated carbon and various other substances that remove these from the water column as well.

Hi Bro, thanks for the recommendation! How big is your tank? Cause I need to know if 1 is enough for me haha

I noticed the liquid form tends to have precipitates at the bottom of the container when you open it. Of course it needs to be shaken before addition to the tank but there is always a substantial amount of residue at the bottom. Does this mean that less of the element is actually getting into the tank? Which is better, liquid or powder form?

How do we tell if something like bio balls are saturated? I thought they are homes for bacteria and are not compounds that can be depleted e.g rowaphos

I have seen bristle worms almost 2 ft in length. They have the uncanny ability to compress themselves into tiny spaces and also shrink themselves when threatened. Really wonder what is their maximum size. People use them as bait for fishing. But be careful when handling them, because they bite people too

Well, what's your take on this then, can offer your .02?

In my experience yes it does work. It does the same thing as vodka dosing basically. When you reach the stage where you put 8ml per 50gal you will start to see the difference

Nope, they are very quiet actually!

Yup I use rowaphos in my phosphate reactor but it does not seem to really help much. I dose goodbye PO4 and AZ-NO3 which keeps my levels near 0. Was looking for alternatives that might help as well haha

I use bacteria king, the small brown spheres

Anyone can share their experience with the products?

True, I dipped it in a coral scrub before. Only thing I can think of is my orange spot filefish nipping it, but they eat exclusively sps isn't it. Mine feed on reef food coated on a sps skeleton

If I remove it how are the bacteria going to settle and multiply haha