mud sump

[helpme74]

:help: I'm getting a mud filtration system and i want to know if i need to have bio balls or is the Miracle Mud and the Caulerpa going to be good with a skimmer. if you got a mud filtration system let me know how it works and how you have your system set up.someone told me that bio balls build up alot of nutrientsis this true?

 

[acrylic51]

Doesn't the Mud system just run by itself??? Who is selling you the setup?

 

[fishcake]

if you dont clean the bio balls every now or then, the bioballs will collect detrius and decay and fuel your macro algae and possibly hair algae. after the skimmer ...skims ,macro and micro algae's will compete over the remaining nutriants.,
what i'm trying to say is.... If you have to many nutriants in the tank you will fuel both and have a nasty looking jungle in your tank. :hilarious you macro algae can only export so many nutriants ,whatever's left over will fuel the hair algae IMHO. So definately use the skimmer.

 

[fishcake]

BTW,
Do Not Make The MISTAKE of using caulerpra!!!
It is an invasive algae,
use chaetomorpha.

 

[fanker]

ya that should ne great, dont use bioballs though, but just the mud and micro alge is great filtration

 

[helpme74]

I have a custom made mud filtration system I’m picking up Friday

 

[fishcake]

FYI..
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You can not post other sites on swf.com

 

[helpme74]

I removed it