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Posted by RJAG on September 23, 2005, 4:45 am
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I've read a few articles about Jaubert systems and the like so I tried his
1" thick gravel bed (either 4" with gravel tidy or 1" solid). My tank has
deteriorated so that I have 3 clowns and a yellow tang and the nitrates are
uncontrollable.
I'm about to do a massive water change or two to see if I can get on top of
it. in the not too distant future I plan a full rebuild would I be better
increasing the gravel bed or not. My tank is 36" x 18" x 15" with a sump of
36" x 15" x 12" with an SL1000 skimmer, RIO 1700 return pump and is filled
with live rock.
What do you experts reckon i should do.
R
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Posted by Wayne Sallee on September 23, 2005, 11:46 am
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You say gravel, and you say sand.
A calcium sand is better at denitrifying the nitrates,
than gravel.
Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets
Wayne@WaynesPets.com
RJAG wrote:
> I've read a few articles about Jaubert systems and the like so I tried his
> 1" thick gravel bed (either 4" with gravel tidy or 1" solid). My tank has
> deteriorated so that I have 3 clowns and a yellow tang and the nitrates are
> uncontrollable.
> I'm about to do a massive water change or two to see if I can get on top of
> it. in the not too distant future I plan a full rebuild would I be better
> increasing the gravel bed or not. My tank is 36" x 18" x 15" with a sump of
> 36" x 15" x 12" with an SL1000 skimmer, RIO 1700 return pump and is filled
> with live rock.
>
> What do you experts reckon i should do.
>
> R
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Posted by George on September 24, 2005, 1:39 am
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> You say gravel, and you say sand.
>
> A calcium sand is better at denitrifying the nitrates, than gravel.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne's Pets
> Wayne@WaynesPets.com
>
>
> RJAG wrote:
>> I've read a few articles about Jaubert systems and the like so I tried
>> his 1" thick gravel bed (either 4" with gravel tidy or 1" solid). My
>> tank has deteriorated so that I have 3 clowns and a yellow tang and the
>> nitrates are uncontrollable.
>> I'm about to do a massive water change or two to see if I can get on top
>> of it. in the not too distant future I plan a full rebuild would I be
>> better increasing the gravel bed or not. My tank is 36" x 18" x 15"
>> with a sump of 36" x 15" x 12" with an SL1000 skimmer, RIO 1700 return
>> pump and is filled with live rock.
>>
>> What do you experts reckon i should do.
>>
>> R
Build a refugium.
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Posted by Wayne Sallee on September 24, 2005, 9:24 am
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Refugiums are a great thing to have, but don't leave the
sand out of the reef tank. Yes I realize some people are
going bare bottom. I tryed that years ago too, but
concluded that I was realy missing the benefits of also
having it in the reef tank, where it gets better fed, than
it does in the refugium. The reef tank is where the action
is. But also having a refugium is great.
Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com
George wrote:
>
>>You say gravel, and you say sand.
>>
>>A calcium sand is better at denitrifying the nitrates, than gravel.
>>
>>Wayne Sallee
>>Wayne's Pets
>>Wayne@WaynesPets.com
>>
>>
>>RJAG wrote:
>>
>>>I've read a few articles about Jaubert systems and the like so I tried
>>>his 1" thick gravel bed (either 4" with gravel tidy or 1" solid). My
>>>tank has deteriorated so that I have 3 clowns and a yellow tang and the
>>>nitrates are uncontrollable.
>>>I'm about to do a massive water change or two to see if I can get on top
>>>of it. in the not too distant future I plan a full rebuild would I be
>>>better increasing the gravel bed or not. My tank is 36" x 18" x 15"
>>>with a sump of 36" x 15" x 12" with an SL1000 skimmer, RIO 1700 return
>>>pump and is filled with live rock.
>>>
>>>What do you experts reckon i should do.
>>>
>>>R
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> Build a refugium.
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Posted by George on September 24, 2005, 9:22 pm
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> Refugiums are a great thing to have, but don't leave the sand out of the
> reef tank. Yes I realize some people are going bare bottom. I tryed that
> years ago too, but concluded that I was realy missing the benefits of
> also having it in the reef tank, where it gets better fed, than it does
> in the refugium. The reef tank is where the action is. But also having a
> refugium is great.
>
> Wayne Sallee
> Wayne@WayneSallee.com
Umm, I didn't mean to imply that the sand should be left out.
> George wrote:
>>
>>>You say gravel, and you say sand.
>>>
>>>A calcium sand is better at denitrifying the nitrates, than gravel.
>>>
>>>Wayne Sallee
>>>Wayne's Pets
>>>Wayne@WaynesPets.com
>>>
>>>
>>>RJAG wrote:
>>>
>>>>I've read a few articles about Jaubert systems and the like so I tried
>>>>his 1" thick gravel bed (either 4" with gravel tidy or 1" solid). My
>>>>tank has deteriorated so that I have 3 clowns and a yellow tang and the
>>>>nitrates are uncontrollable.
>>>>I'm about to do a massive water change or two to see if I can get on
>>>>top of it. in the not too distant future I plan a full rebuild would I
>>>>be better increasing the gravel bed or not. My tank is 36" x 18" x 15"
>>>>with a sump of 36" x 15" x 12" with an SL1000 skimmer, RIO 1700 return
>>>>pump and is filled with live rock.
>>>>
>>>>What do you experts reckon i should do.
>>>>
>>>>R
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>>
>> Build a refugium.
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> 1" thick gravel bed (either 4" with gravel tidy or 1" solid). My tank has
> deteriorated so that I have 3 clowns and a yellow tang and the nitrates are
> uncontrollable.
> I'm about to do a massive water change or two to see if I can get on top of
> it. in the not too distant future I plan a full rebuild would I be better
> increasing the gravel bed or not. My tank is 36" x 18" x 15" with a sump of
> 36" x 15" x 12" with an SL1000 skimmer, RIO 1700 return pump and is filled
> with live rock.
>
> What do you experts reckon i should do.
>
> R
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>