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    Posted: September 15 2010 at 7:08pm
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Jeff,   Hows the ecobak treating you so far? I just started to see cynao as was wondering if you had that happened to you? Also are you dosing MB7? I'm just wondering if you are ULNS yet?


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Any updates from the Ecobak crew?

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Originally posted by CapnMorgan CapnMorgan wrote:

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Lol i knew you would agree!

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That's a good point Steve! LMAO
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MY macro's tips are turning white.  Other than that, my tank params are zero across the board with crystal clear water.
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Quick update: Had my bacteria bloom on Sat. morning and it was gone in 24 hrs.
Some of my macro algae is starting to turn yellow on the edges( I assume this is because of lower phosphate in my tank). I will update again in a week with test results.
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I still have my skimmer going wet but it is taking alot of crap out of my tank. Haven't really noticed my pods but I will look tonight.
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One thing I notice is the large amount of copepods on my glass during the day and when the lights go out, they are all over the place in my refugium and DT.
 
My mandi is fat and happy.
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Did you do any before and after pictures? I'd be curious to see them. Awesome results!
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My water has never been as clear as it is right now! Seems like I'm having to clean my glass less often. Never did have the clouding issue. It's only been 2 weeks for me so I haven't had any algae blooms.
Corals seem to have better color also!
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cyano disappeared.  Ok, maybe still a patch, but it's off of the lr.

My water is crystal clear and my skimmer has calmed down.  Much clearer than before.

N02/N03 is zero, PO4 is zero.

My macro is showing slight whiting on the tips.

Everything is growing and looking much better.    Better color due to more light into the tank.  Polyps extend further and my zoo's are growing buds faster. 

I dose coral frenzy and feed enriched brine cubes once a week.  (yea, I managed to get a lot of frozen brine cubes).

How's yours Jeff?


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I haven't read anything about back washing I'm going to go read some before I comment alot  but it sounds like a good idea to me. ( nice reactor)
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I have also been doing a bit of research on this and have decided to use the Warner marine ecobak pellets. I talked one of our reps into sending me this reactor for free to try it out. http://www.nextreef.com/solidreactors.html. I thought I was reading an article that mentioned back flushing the bio pellets while in the reactor to help release the mulm back into the skimmer department in a higher quantity... any thoughts would be appreciated 

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FYI, I got a cyano bloom going on.  I haven't changed anything so it could be related to the pellets.  But it looks like it's already dieing down.
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Guys on RC said they saw great improvement in 30 to 45 days.  The cloudiness clears up in about up to 72 hours depending on the amount used and tank size. 
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How cloudy does the water get thinking of trying on a froends tank at his office to stop some cyano on the sand
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I believe it was day 3 or 4 for the skimmer to fill faster.
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