hahaximmaxfish Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Okay, I'm starting a 2.5 really soon and I'm trying to figure out biological filteration. How does it work? Like how do rock and sand break down amonia and stuff to make them okay? Sorry I'm a dweeb but i want to understand this.
Lalani Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 The rock and sand are home to the bacteria which break down ammonia into nitrite and nitrite into nitrate. Have a gander at this: http://www.nano-reef.com/articles/?article=17 All of my tanks are run purely on biological filtration. No mechanical or chemical filtration at all.. seems to work for me!
cruiZe Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 biological is the most important. I run filter floss in a HOB just to remove chunks of debris that I don't like seeing float around, but everything is broken down by the tiny creatures !
lakshwadeep Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Filtration deals with ammonia and nitrites (and eventually nitrates), but water changes are the main method of removing things that accumulate.
Billdemart Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 The rock and sand are home to the bacteria which break down ammonia into nitrite and nitrite into nitrate. Have a gander at this: http://www.nano-reef.com/articles/?article=17 All of my tanks are run purely on biological filtration. No mechanical or chemical filtration at all.. seems to work for me! You don't run Chemi-Pure? What kills all the cancer in your tanks?
Lalani Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 You don't run Chemi-Pure? What kills all the cancer in your tanks? Nope. I kill it with my laser beams.
rizakaniza Posted April 19, 2010 Posted April 19, 2010 Nope. I kill it with my laser beams. I put laser beams on my snails and hermits...
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