ECOBAK Journey
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Topic: ECOBAK Journey
Posted By: bugzme
Subject: ECOBAK Journey
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 7:44pm
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I will be starting ecobak in the morning and doing pic's so people can learn. ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
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Posted By: chosen1
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 8:34pm
| I wish I had documented as I went with pictures. What are you using for flow? |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 9:31pm
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I will be using a modified brs reactor with a maxijet 1200 for flow. I will put pic's up tomorrow. ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: August 09 2010 at 11:09pm
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where did you get them ------------- Andy Jorgensen My number is four three 5 7 six four 8 0 three four |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 7:02am
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From Jon at warner marine. You have to call him or email ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 2:04pm
BRS reactor ready to go but needs a little mod before it can be used for ecobak.
This is the inner cylinder that needs the mod. It is what will hold the ecobak
 These sponges need to be removed
 And replaced with these plastic grilles which you can buy at the hobby shops. They can be bought in all sizes and are normally used for cross stitch. Got mine at joanna's on 33rd. so. and 1300 east. $2.00. You will need 1 for the top and bottom! cut to size with sissors.
 Here is the ecobak soaking in r.o. water for a minimum of 2 days until floaters are gone!
 This is about 1/2 a liter which is rated for 100 gallons.I believe the cost is around $30.00.
More to come today ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 7:24pm
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Ok guys! Enough pictures!! As most of you know I don't have a problem with nitrates or phosphate but I am doing this so I can build my bacteria up so I can have more bioload and feed what I want when I want. I have now loaded up the inner piece of the BRS reactor and set it in my sump right next to the skimmer inlet. Hopefully it will stop the bacteria bloom from clouding the tank. I always think there is a better way and I'm going to try it.
Ecobak can be run in a filter sock and it will help your levels but the best way is to use a reactor so what I'm trying to do is build up the bacteria and then use a reactor to add the necessary bacteria to the tank. Please comment 2 or three heads are better than 1! (for sure in my case) ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: kellerexpress
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 9:16pm
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Is there a special way this has to be run in a reactor? Like does it need alot of flow? ------------- IM 30L Kessil A160we x2 |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 10 2010 at 9:44pm
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Just needs to tumble ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 5:43pm
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I know there are a few people in the club that have started this before me. Please share with the rest of us!! ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: August 11 2010 at 5:50pm
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I haven't tried it, but I'm always open to something that works. Keep us posted Jeff. ------------- 335G Reef TOTM. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2015/2/aquarium ReefKeepers TOTM Feb. 2012 http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index....k-of-the-month & |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 11:21am
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Hey Jeff, Glad you're up and running with the stuff. I started about a week ago and am using just a filter sock. I shake it every few days when I clean out my skimmer. My skimmer is pulling a lot more stuff out after I started this so I believe it's pulling the bacteria out. But I'm still getting the bacteria bloom, probably because it isn't in a media reactor. My water params were at 0 already but like you I am looking to up my feeding. My breeding clowns need more chow. btw, the frogspawn I got from you is amazing. |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 11:25am
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How long did it take for the skimmer to startup? I have no extra skimmate yet but only been 3 days.
Glad the frogspawn is doing well ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: August 12 2010 at 11:33am
| I believe it was day 3 or 4 for the skimmer to fill faster. |
Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 10:53am
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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 ------------- Andy Jorgensen My number is four three 5 7 six four 8 0 three four |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: August 13 2010 at 11:43am
| 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. |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 10:43am
| 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. |
Posted By: AquariumGuy
Date Posted: August 14 2010 at 7:57pm
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Jeff 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 - 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 ------------- �A black belt only covers two inches of your ass. You have to cover the rest.� - Royce Gracie |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 15 2010 at 6:41am
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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) ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: August 23 2010 at 9:10pm
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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? |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 24 2010 at 9:29am
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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! ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: August 24 2010 at 10:42am
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Did you do any before and after pictures? I'd be curious to see them. Awesome results!
------------- -Ben 90g Mixed reef www.body-balancechiropractic.com |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: August 24 2010 at 2:58pm
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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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Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 24 2010 at 7:00pm
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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. ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: August 30 2010 at 2:03pm
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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. ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 1:15am
| MY macro's tips are turning white. Other than that, my tank params are zero across the board with crystal clear water. |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 1:16am
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. ------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: bugzme
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 6:52pm
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That's a good point Steve! LMAO ------------- Jeff 125 tank 50 gallon sump T-5 lighting Rum drinker, Carbon User I KNOW ROCKS THAT ARE YOUNGER THEN ME!! I AM A Realist! I write what I think!! |
Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 6:57pm
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Lol i knew you would agree!
------------- Steve http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40637&PID=356246" rel="nofollow - My Old 180G Mixed Reef Currently: 120G Wavefront Mixed 29G Seahorse & Softies Running ReefAngel Plus x2 435-8 |
Posted By: sterling18
Date Posted: September 01 2010 at 11:19pm
Man of few words. I'm glad you got right to the point. |
CapnMorgan wrote:Posted By: jcom
Date Posted: September 11 2010 at 10:04pm
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Any updates from the Ecobak crew? |
Posted By: chosen1
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 11:13am
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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? ------------- |
Posted By: jcom
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 7:08pm
| Buehler??.....Buehler???...... |