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Best Filtration System
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:28 amby randell
I've read pro's and con's regarding our usual biological sump filtration... use of crush corals, DSB... many say they are nitrate factories and is a catastraophe waiting to happen... some people say its the best and 'low maintennance'. comments please?
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:06 amby jolt26
they should have enough water flow to prevent detritus and dirt buildup, if so, i think they will be fine.
i have a layer of suspended crushed corals in my 5foot long sump system. it is already colonized by pods. in fact, if i put a small shrimp there, parang nilalanggam. i think, in time, pod population will increase and will solve detritus buidup.
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:42 amby randell
wow... 5 foot long.. thats big jolt. im pretty sure i have pods in my sump... i just have to use a flashlight at night to see them... where do you think i can get pods to seed my sump or replenish?
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:58 amby jolt26
i will multiply by itself, but macroalgae will do wonders
but they are sensitive to chemicals.
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:59 amby randell
you mean macroalgae will increase my pod population?
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:15 pmby jolt26
yes it will, especially those macroalgae attached to big rocks. halimeda is not attached to a rock, so i dont think it will house your pods.
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:11 pmby Fugu
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:58 pmby jolt26
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 2:18 amby abyss