Bicyclebill Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Anyone running one of these? If not, how are you keeping nitrate and phosphate in check? My fuge doesn’t appear big enough to do the trick, and high capacity gfo is expensive. I haven’t tried carbon dosing because it scares me a little bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlu_gt Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I do but cleaning it is not as easy as grabbing a handful of cheato. Also it can be an issue for extended vacation. I set mine to auto disable after 18 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) With chaeto - it’s not really how much you have that matters but how fast it grows. With a good light it can grow really fast. Had issues keeping detectable nitrates and phosphate for a while because of chaeto Edited January 12, 2019 by Manny Tavan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 With chaeto - it’s not really how much you have that matters but how fast it grows. With a good light it can grow really fast. Had issues keeping detectable nitrates and phosphate for a while because of chaetoWhat’s the ratio of chaeto to tank volume? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) My refugium is about 15% of total volume but i only keep it half full Edited January 12, 2019 by Manny Tavan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalick Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 7:58 PM, Bicyclebill said: Anyone running one of these? If not, how are you keeping nitrate and phosphate in check? My fuge doesn’t appear big enough to do the trick, and high capacity gfo is expensive. I haven’t tried carbon dosing because it scares me a little bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm in your boat right now too. Been running GFO but the $$$ adds up fast! I'm debating running an ATS v. dosing Lanthanum Chloride... What size is your fuge? I'm going to initially try just hanging a simple grow bulb over my sump and float a mesh screen. It will only grow algae on one side, but its simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas_one Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 My best luck has been with chaeto too. Feed your fish the same amount everyday, and once every two weeks toss half of the blob of chaeto. ATS works, just kind of a PITA to harvest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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