gfeting rid of bio balls

Neal359 · 05-25-2001, 12:47 PM

i have a 72 gal bow with powder brown tang:coral beuty: 2 hawk fish:2 cardnil[img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]ragon wrass: tomato clown: blue damsil i would like to take out the bio balls in the reef for ovius reasons but i only have about 45 lb of lr and a bed that is only 2 inches . i do have a good skimmer tf1000 how many lb of lr would i need to take over the bio balls and what shoould i do for the bed???? most of the reading are good except for the ovius nitrates about 15-20 corals are thriving but i would still like to get rid of the all the nasty alge caused by the bio balls

clown-t · 05-25-2001, 01:55 PM

i've heard 1 to 2 lbs of lr per gal. i have about 120lbs of lr in a 75gal and everything is great. i have a plentum with juast a couple of inches of ls. i'm going to start adding more sand when i return from vacation in two weeks. remove your bio-balls slowly. i took me two weeks to remove all mine.

**golfish** · 05-25-2001, 02:13 PM

I would go with a little more LR but more sand would be better....

Mobious · 05-25-2001, 02:19 PM

Ditto ^^

Also after you get more LR and setup a DSB and/or Plenium.. Take the Bio balls out slowly.. Like a 1/4 per week.. This will give the LR and DSB time to take over the filtration.

Neal359 · 05-25-2001, 03:26 PM

just to run this by you all i would need to add a nother good 40 lb of lr and about 2-3 inches of botom to it then i should be able to start taking out the bio junk

Neal359 · 05-25-2001, 03:30 PM

do you all think that doing the reef with this method is ok (no bio junk) with all the fish i have?

Neal359 · 05-25-2001, 03:39 PM

just to run this by you all i would need to add a nother good 40 lb of lr and about 2-3 inches of botom to it then i should be able to start taking out the bio junk

**golfish** · 05-25-2001, 04:05 PM

The sand going to help filter the tank better than the LR.....You could remove a few of the fish

organicreefer · 05-25-2001, 07:36 PM

imo you probably dont need more live rock just a deeper well seeded sand bed(and could stand to loose a couple fish)
darn make that about 4-5 fish i would keep the tang the clown and the hawks and trade everything else but then again im cold heartless and completely impartial [img]/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by organicreefer (edited 05-25-2001).]

**SPasse** · 05-25-2001, 09:04 PM

Neal359.

I agree with the above comments that a good live DSB would add a lot more to the biological support capabilities of your system that more live rock. And it would take care of your nitrate problems also.

Regards,

Scott

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The definition of an expert is a washed-up drip under pressure.
You can see my reeftank at http://www.homestead.com/spasse/

05-25-2001, 12:47 PM	#1
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	gfeting rid of bio balls i have a 72 gal bow with powder brown tang:coral beuty: 2 hawk fish:2 cardnil[img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]ragon wrass: tomato clown: blue damsil i would like to take out the bio balls in the reef for ovius reasons but i only have about 45 lb of lr and a bed that is only 2 inches . i do have a good skimmer tf1000 how many lb of lr would i need to take over the bio balls and what shoould i do for the bed???? most of the reading are good except for the ovius nitrates about 15-20 corals are thriving but i would still like to get rid of the all the nasty alge caused by the bio balls

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05-25-2001, 01:55 PM	#2
clown-t Citizen Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: greenfield in usa Posts: 206	i've heard 1 to 2 lbs of lr per gal. i have about 120lbs of lr in a 75gal and everything is great. i have a plentum with juast a couple of inches of ls. i'm going to start adding more sand when i return from vacation in two weeks. remove your bio-balls slowly. i took me two weeks to remove all mine.

05-25-2001, 02:13 PM	#3
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,943	I would go with a little more LR but more sand would be better....

05-25-2001, 02:19 PM	#4
Mobious Council Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 282	Ditto ^^ Also after you get more LR and setup a DSB and/or Plenium.. Take the Bio balls out slowly.. Like a 1/4 per week.. This will give the LR and DSB time to take over the filtration.

05-25-2001, 03:26 PM	#5
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	just to run this by you all i would need to add a nother good 40 lb of lr and about 2-3 inches of botom to it then i should be able to start taking out the bio junk

05-25-2001, 03:30 PM	#6
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	do you all think that doing the reef with this method is ok (no bio junk) with all the fish i have?

05-25-2001, 03:39 PM	#7
Neal359 Mayor Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: richmond Posts: 558	just to run this by you all i would need to add a nother good 40 lb of lr and about 2-3 inches of botom to it then i should be able to start taking out the bio junk

05-25-2001, 04:05 PM	#8
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,943	The sand going to help filter the tank better than the LR.....You could remove a few of the fish

05-25-2001, 07:36 PM	#9
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	imo you probably dont need more live rock just a deeper well seeded sand bed(and could stand to loose a couple fish) darn make that about 4-5 fish i would keep the tang the clown and the hawks and trade everything else but then again im cold heartless and completely impartial [img]/ubb/wink.gif[/img] [This message has been edited by organicreefer (edited 05-25-2001).]

05-25-2001, 09:04 PM	#10
SPasse Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Forney Texas USA Posts: 2,304	Neal359. I agree with the above comments that a good live DSB would add a lot more to the biological support capabilities of your system that more live rock. And it would take care of your nitrate problems also. Regards, Scott ------------------ The definition of an expert is a washed-up drip under pressure. You can see my reeftank at http://www.homestead.com/spasse/

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