The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread

Wolfgang · 04-14-2010, 08:09 AM

Phosphate pads are only good for a week or so. After that they become nitrate factories by trapping deterius then it decays. Canister filters *usually* are linked with nitrate and phosphate issues. I think Carlos would know more. He was in the aquarium trade for quite a while.

shilala · 04-15-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Phosphate pads are only good for a week or so. After that they become nitrate factories by trapping deterius then it decays. Canister filters *usually* are linked with nitrate and phosphate issues. I think Carlos would know more. He was in the aquarium trade for quite a while.

I haven't cleaned that thing out for awhile, either. I should do that today. I can see where the filtered chunkies would rot and cause trouble. The bioballs should have plenty of nitrifying bacteria, as well as my substrate. It wouldn't hurt to get that crap out of it, though. Hopefully I'll quit feeling like crap and I'll get to it today.
Very little green algae is growing, that's a good sign. It's how I guage how fertile the tank is. I'll keep cleaning and hope the bioload goes down. I should do a massive water change but I'm not up to it.
I managed to clean it into "okay for now" mode. I'll put some more time into it as soon as I can.

04-14-2010, 08:09 AM	#1
Wolfgang Back from the dead Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,541 Trading: (14)	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Phosphate pads are only good for a week or so. After that they become nitrate factories by trapping deterius then it decays. Canister filters usually are linked with nitrate and phosphate issues. I think Carlos would know more. He was in the aquarium trade for quite a while. __________________ You probably wont remember that test you failed, but you'll never forget the girl you were with the night before, when you decided not to study.