My New Refugium

meowzer

meowzer

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Well I am going to have to place an order in a day so I can get the proper filter pads for the sump, so I guess you are saying that the blue bio balls are no good?
 
posiden

posiden

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2947966
Why does everyone think I am a man???? GEEZ..I have a cute little pic of my cat in my avatar...LOL....Anyway I'm a brunette (a real one) and I know you like blondes....LOL
Water level is good...and I have changed clothes about 5 times since this thread started...LOL
Maybe it is a male chauvinistic ego. I have tried to get my wife more involved and she just says "maybe later, I know what what I want to know right now"
 
posiden

posiden

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On the subject tho, Why for the Bio Balls. From what I understand they will become a nitrate factory. Is this not a true statement?
I guess if you take care of any form of filtration the right way it will treat you and your inhabitants right.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/2948015
On the subject tho, Why for the Bio Balls. From what I understand they will become a nitrate factory. Is this not a true statement?
I guess if you take care of any form of filtration the right way it will treat you and your inhabitants right.
IDK...some people are for them, some against...I can not explain why or why not....LOL
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Ok first let me say go with the blue ones you have, umm nitrate factory. Lets see I guess that means they make nitrates umm I think thats what allows us to mantain our tanks. And just how do they do that? Wait I know they are multi faceted media, which give you the best bang for your buck by supplying a large area on a small medium for colonization Ummm sounds good to me. Now if we incorporate good husbandry we cant lose. Pay the nitrifying bacteria prevailing wage (supplying ammonia) our factory is what we want.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2948052
Ok first let me say go with the blue ones you have, umm nitrate factory. Lets see I guess that means they make nitrates umm I think thats what allows us to mantain our tanks. And just how do they do that? Wait I know they are multi faceted media, which give you the best bang for your buck by supplying a large area on a small medium for colonization Ummm sounds good to me. Now if we incorporate good husbandry we cant lose. Pay the nitrifying bacteria prevailing wage (supplying ammonia) our factory is what we want.
WOW..that must have been some good port...i have no clue what you just said....LOL
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2948062
WOW..that must have been some good port...i have no clue what you just said....LOL

You Want things that can support the colonization of nitrifying bacteria (bioballs)They need a place to grow on bioballs give them a large area to grow on while taking up a small space. And thank you very much it is a very good bottle of port. Take one of the bio balls and hold it in your hand (don’t even go there) now look at all the surface area you have for the bacteria to grow on that one ball.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2948093
OK...so just throw some in the side with the pump?
That depends on how good an aim you have. Buy one of the large filter media bags and put them in or you can just put then in without the bag. I would rather you work on the sand bed first. Can i say bed and work in the same sentance ????
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2948103
That depends on how good an aim you have. Buy one of the large filter media bags and put them in or you can just put then in without the bag. I would rather you work on the sand bed first. Can i say bed and work in the same sentance ????
Joe, I have a feeling you can say whatever you want...LOL
Anyway, so don't just put the bio-balls in their loose? Gat a filter bag to put them in? (like those filter sock things?)
And I will work on the sand in the next few days....Work tomorrow

I'll try to get a glass cutter at lunchtime.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2948121
Joe, I have a feeling you can say whatever you want...LOL
Anyway, so don't just put the bio-balls in their loose? Gat a filter bag to put them in? (like those filter sock things?)
And I will work on the sand in the next few days....Work tomorrow

I'll try to get a glass cutter at lunchtime.
You can put them in loose the bag makes it easier to remove and clean Also down the road that area gives you a place to put media bags to fight phosphate, nitrate and add carbon
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OK, think I'll order a bag...I put them in there last week when I first got the sump, and had to pick them all out Saturday morning when we modded into the refugium....what a pain...I can't imagine doing that every week...too much time
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

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meowzer;2947476 said:
Yes, It is also where my filter pad is...Right now I have some poly fiber batting from the craft dept...LOL...I have to order some pads online.
What kind of pad did you end up ordering ?
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meowzer

meowzer

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Didn't order any yet...probably get the micron...don't know if I should get 50 or 100 though
OK, I'll order the 12 x 15 bag
 
florida joe

florida joe

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If you can get multiple bags at a better price do that see my post #73 Dog walking time, have a good night my fair LADY
 
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