Seachem Nitrate Removal

[Limpc]

Hi,

Anyone knows how much the BIOHOME cost ?

I'm thinking of putting 2 tray load of it in the canister. Do you guys think it will help in reducing Nitrate ?

Limpc

[Norvin Ng]

Spelling... should be biohome ... I know there's two type - pale white and brick red. The vendor claims that you need not replace the latter at all but its much more expensive. 1 kg is S$60 and it claims that it good enough for a 1000 litre tank.

[Limpc]

Hi Norvin,

So where can I get it ? Saw in some LFS, only in small packets.

Limpc

[TanGo]

Hi Norvin,

So where can I get it ? Saw in some LFS, only in small packets.

Limpc

Hawaii Marine Aquarium along Sembawang road has some..

[seatang]

Biohome is sold in 1-kg packet. 2 types, white and brick red. Brick red is more expensive, which said to contain trace elements, and is being sold at $55 (pr tag $60) at Petmart. White one is sold at $40? (not too sure, forget). Each packet is good enough for more than 1,000 litres of water.

[derf]

they hv it in small packs. abt $18/pack

[Marinesavy]

call petmart this morning, the white biohome is for mature tank, red for new tank. A small packet cost $13.

[itchyhand]

Hi all,

Came across this product from LFS. Anyone has experience with this product ? Comments please.

Recently, I'm wrestling with the Nitrate in my tank.

Limpc

tried bio homme. Bought 1 small pack & LATER the big pack.

Don't know it work. Cos my tetra test kit always indicate 25-50ppm nitrate.

Brought water to test at LFS. My nitrate is 0ppm.

So untimately, my test kit f**k me up.

My US colleague told me all this media not gd cos over time, the pores will be clogged with detrius. So nitrate will go up.

Just invest in a gd skimmer. Incoming water from tank, filter with wool will do.

Had already threw all them away.........

[wil_lee76]

tried bio homme. Bought 1 small pack & LATER the big pack.

Don't know it work. Cos my tetra test kit always indicate 25-50ppm nitrate.

Brought water to test at LFS. My nitrate is 0ppm.

So untimately, my test kit f**k me up.

My US colleague told me all this media not gd cos over time, the pores will be clogged with detrius. So nitrate will go up.

Just invest in a gd skimmer. Incoming water from tank, filter with wool will do.

Had already threw all them away.........

Personally, IMO...I always believe in these "different reefers , different style of reefing and different setup" theres no common system in reefing!

Personally,from the past i been fighting NO3 like nobody business.... till now, after 1 year....it stands at 0ppm. (din check recently) from 80ppm drops to 0ppm.So what the secret?

(1)Invest in good skimmer

(2)DSB

(3)Frequency of feeding

(4)Remove all bioballs and ceremic rings etc etc which will rises NO3 in future.

(5)Patience

Hope these helps!

[Tigger]

I uses Biohome before, i dont find it useful. Its also very expensive

[kusboy]

Personally, IMO...I always believe in these "different reefers , different style of reefing and different setup" theres no common system in reefing!

Personally,from the past i been fighting NO3 like nobody business.... till now, after 1 year....it stands at 0ppm. (din check recently) from 80ppm drops to 0ppm.So what the secret?

(1)Invest in good skimmer

(2)DSB

(3)Frequency of feeding

(4)Remove all bioballs and ceremic rings etc etc which will rises NO3 in future.

(5)Patience

Hope these helps!

wat skimmer hav u bought?

[wil_lee76]

wat skimmer hav u bought?

skimz beckett

[zorden]

Use sulphur beads to reduce nitrate..

check out the above link for the bulk order....

[ywng85]

Sorry guys just a sidetrack since someone mentioned about sulphur. Sulphur denitrification has a drawback. Sulphate released into the water though natural sea water has about 2700ppm. Don't really have a side effect to your tank unless it is really high. This method has been tested to be very effective when used together with the plenum system. Remember reading on a website an article by Julian Sprung that it was tested in the Monaco aquarium. The one where the father of the Plenum system is working.