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Mad Dawg 
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 8:09pm |
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Which of the following options would provide the best filtration and/or best benefit to a 14g nano?
1. Keep the bio balls.
2. Replace the bio balls with a mini-fuge filled with caulerpa or chaetomorpha or both.
3. Replace the bio balls with a protein skimmer.
Currently my bio load is two small false percs, a peppermint shrimp, a brittle star, snails, hermit crabs, and four assorted frags.
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 8:57pm |
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i would go with #2
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Posted: February 07 2010 at 8:58pm |
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probably either option 2, or 3 would work great. Most people tend to stay away from bioballs, because they are "nitrate factories".
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Posted: February 08 2010 at 12:21pm |
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An easy option would be to simply grow Macroalgae in the tank itself. What kind of fish are in the tank?
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Posted: February 08 2010 at 12:25pm |
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Just two small false percula clowns, for now.
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Posted: February 08 2010 at 12:26pm |
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#2
I would think that regular water changes with a 14g would make a protein skimmer somewhat pointless.
Edited by Luckedout - February 08 2010 at 12:27pm
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Posted: February 13 2010 at 4:50am |
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Thanks everybody. So I will go with the mini-fuge. My BioCube has three filtration chambers. The first chamber holds 2 mangroves and the Oceanic filter pad w/ carbon.
The second chamber will hold the mini-fuge, which can have up to 4 compartments. I am thinking to put filter floss in the first, cheato in the second, chemi-pure in the third, and purigen in the fourth.
The third chamber holds a sponge, the return pump and 4 more mangroves.
Any input on this configuration would be greatly appreciated. Also, will I need to provide lighting for the cheato? I could also put some cheato (or other decorative macroalgae) in the main tank.
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Posted: February 13 2010 at 4:56am |
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Or...
I could remove the oceanic filter pad w/ carbon and put cheato in the first chamber with the 2 mangroves.
Then the mini-fuge in the second chamber could hold filter floss in the first compartment, activated carbon in the second, chemi-pure in the third, and purigen in the fourth.
Or...feedback please
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Posted: February 13 2010 at 8:30am |
Go with option two and check out the filter media baskets at http://shop.mediabaskets.com/.
I just ordered the filter media basket for my 29 gallon Biocube, along with the submersible lights to grow chaeto. Running filter flos in the top, chaeto in the middle, and Purigen and Chemipure Elite in the bottom.
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Posted: February 13 2010 at 9:25am |
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2 or 2 and 3
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Posted: February 13 2010 at 11:38am |
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<-------- Doesn't like the look of macro in the main tank
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