Crazy Myth's Lets hear them

younngballa88

younngballa88

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I would like to here some of the MANY crazy myths out there about this and that to do with saltwater tanks.... Type away..
 
younngballa88

younngballa88

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Originally Posted by pbnj
http:///forum/post/2979866
Canister filters are nothing but nitrate factories.
I dont know that this ones a myth. Well IMO i do have one that i think works ok but does require a ton of cleaning and def not a good idea for a reef. LOL
 
pbnj

pbnj

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Originally Posted by Younngballa88
http:///forum/post/2979873
I dont know that this ones a myth. Well IMO i do have one that i think works ok but does require a ton of cleaning and def not a good idea for a reef. LOL
...and the myth lives on.
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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Technically it would be a nitrate factory. I mean, is it harmful and bad for a reef, no. But it doesn't really produce nitrate. It does do an excellent job at ammonification and nitrification, but unlike live rock it doesn't help with denitrification. It should not have a bad rap as adding one will not increase your nitrates levels.
Just my two cents. Nitrate factory is not a good term to use. Nitrification factory is more like it.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/2979887
Technically it would be a nitrate factory. I mean, is it harmful and bad for a reef, no. But it doesn't really produce nitrate. It does do an excellent job at ammonification and nitrification, but unlike live rock it doesn't help with denitrification. It should not have a bad rap as adding one will not increase your nitrates levels.
Just my two cents. Nitrate factory is not a good term to use. Nitrification factory is more like it.
OK...Joe Jr....
 
younngballa88

younngballa88

Member
Originally Posted by PEZenfuego
http:///forum/post/2979887
Technically it would be a nitrate factory. I mean, is it harmful and bad for a reef, no. But it doesn't really produce nitrate. It does do an excellent job at ammonification and nitrification, but unlike live rock it doesn't help with denitrification. It should not have a bad rap as adding one will not increase your nitrates levels.
Just my two cents. Nitrate factory is not a good term to use. Nitrification factory is more like it.
I agree +1
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

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A clownfish cannot survive without an anemone.
An anemone cannot survive without a clownfish.
Clownfish are extinct, buy captive raised. (even thought that's not true...buy captive raised lol)
You can replace all of your tanks filtration with a turf algae scrubber and it will be better than before.
If you can feed a mandarin on frozen food, then you don't need to worry about pods.
Bigger tanks are easier to keep.
Bristles worms are bad.
hermit crabs are bad.
you can't have too much light or flow.
Drinking ro water is bad for you (it's a conspiracy I tell ya!)
Fish are friends not food.
Btw, my clownfish decided to try and feed my feather duster a second ago. Very very funny to watch.
 
pbnj

pbnj

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The point is canister filters get a bad rap. I mean, is it bad if you don't clean them for 2-3 months? Yes, of course.
I just don't hear anyone pointing out those crud-infested pads people leave between their sump baffles as nitrate factories.
 
pbnj

pbnj

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Drinking ro water is bad for you (it's a conspiracy I tell ya!).
Don't you mean DI water?
 
younngballa88

younngballa88

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Drinking ro water is bad for you (it's a conspiracy I tell ya!)
Its not the ro water thats bad its the di that you should not drink (so ive been told)
 
pezenfuego

pezenfuego

Active Member
Originally Posted by pbnj
http:///forum/post/2979898
Drinking ro water is bad for you (it's a conspiracy I tell ya!).
Don't you mean DI water?
either or.
I've heard both.
Supposedly both are stripped of nutrients to the point that they are hungry and obsorb nutrients from you body and dispose of them.
 
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