Mjf952 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Super newb here. I'll start by saying this forum & it's member's are the best. After spending hours upon hours weekly of surfing the threads I've learned more than I ever thought possible. So thank you everyone. With that being said I currently have a 5 week old Bio 29, an inch & a half of live sand & about 25 lbs of live rock. My tenants if you will are a good mix of a cleanup crew, a peppermint shrimp, pistol & YWG. Everything has been running great so far. My levels remain consistent however my nitrates never seem to drop below 10-15. I'm really interested in transitioning from the stock bio balls to the In-Tank basket & running a Fillter Floss / Cheato / Chemi Pure Elite setup in chamber 2 & probably Purigen to replace the stock sponge in chamber 3. My question is what kind of timeframe is optimal for removing the bio balls, obviously not all at once but a little each day over a week until they are all gone & then installing the In-Tank setup? Of course everyone has their own personal opinion, to cheat or not to cheat but I have read nothing but positive things about that setup. Any help with this confusion is greatly appreciated! Link to comment
Jaden1592 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Ive removed bioballs all at once and it shocked the tank.... I had live rock as well!!!! I would slowly remove the bio balls over a 2 week period. Link to comment
Mjf952 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Ive removed bioballs all at once and it shocked the tank.... I had live rock as well!!!! I would slowly remove the bio balls over a 2 week period. That's sucks! Thanks for the heads up Jaden. I know people say they have success with them but they seem like nothing but a down the road headache. I wish I had known better from the jump I would've modified filtration prior to starting up the tank. Anyone else ever gone from bio balls to a media basket? Link to comment
Lawnman Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 That's sucks! Thanks for the heads up Jaden. I know people say they have success with them but they seem like nothing but a down the road headache. I wish I had known better from the jump I would've modified filtration prior to starting up the tank. Anyone else ever gone from bio balls to a media basket?Plenty of us have! Just remove a 1/4 of them every 3-4 days. Then once they are all removed siphon the detrius out of the back and install the media basket. Link to comment
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