Juiceman Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Saw it on the BRS video today, http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/marinepure-ceramic-biomedia-plate.html Anyone using it locally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I use the 8 x 8 x 4 as my skimmer stand. I think Ty uses some as well, not positive on that though. What were you wanting to use it for specifically? Most tanks probably have sufficient surface area that they shouldn't need one. I added one because I'm using a really low amount of rock for my total volume, and I needed a skimmer stand anyways. I will say that anecdotally I do think it actually supports legitimate denitrification. My pellet reactor has broken 2 times now, both times for several weeks, and I never got a measureable amount of nitrates during those times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 I've been fighting getting my nitrates down for the past few months. Phosphates are fine. Just the nitrates. Can't seem to figure out the missing link. Just evaluating if it would be worth it. I did build a stand for my skimmer, so that might be a good excuse to put some in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I've seen threads where people use this stuff in their sump so they don't need to have as much rock in the display tank since it's got more surface area. I've been considering using it because it seems like it'll be much easier to clean the sump rather than having rock / rubble in the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 That's my thought too. I have rock that collects crap. Would be a lot easier to keep a block clean Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 That's my thought too. I have rock that collects crap. Would be a lot easier to keep a block clean Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Cleaning it would probably reset any denitrification since it requires an anoxic environment. From what I can see, all of the pores on mine are still clear though, so it might not need a lot of cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I meant easier to clean the sump itself when "stuff" collects in the bottom. The block would just be rinsed off in tank water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Yeah, I have two blocks... Thank you C4. Set them and leave them there... In a low flow environment for denitrification. If you don't have a low flow area, I'd make one... Else you're just using it for nitrification and at that point, I wouldn't bother. Most reef tanks have no issues with nitrification and you might even add to your nitrate issue if its too proficient at nitrification. Jestep is correct, don't rinse it or you'll reset your bacterial population. Just a note, on some of the bigger forums, I've been in discussion with others on the potential leeching of Al into the water column from those blocks. I haven't had any issues yet but my Al levels are definitely elevated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 AI? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Sorry, Aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I guess we all need to brush up on our periodic chart... :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 And you test for aluminum?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 AI? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Aluminum! I've read a lot of similar stories, but haven't seen it happen with anyone I know yet. How much have your Al levels gone up Ty? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Interestingly enough, some flow is ok if the porosity of the media is large enough. The interior of a porous media can maintain a substantial anoxic zone. Of course it may be more efficient to have many small porous containers than one large one (the nutrient does have to make it into the anoxic areas to be reduced). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Interestingly enough, some flow is ok if the porosity of the media is large enough. The interior of a porous media can maintain a substantial anoxic zone. Of course it may be more efficient to have many small porous containers than one large one (the nutrient does have to make it into the anoxic areas to be reduced). You telling me I should bust this thing up Victoly? I got the rage, I'll do it! It's actually really porous... I think Jestep described it best one time when he said he ran tap water over it to rinse it out and the water went straight through. I experienced the same phenomenon. My Al levels are at 82.33 ug/L, the setpoint being at 2.0 ug/L from Triton labs... shhhh.. Victoly may hear me say that. I've recently added the 2nd block in the last 2 months and sent off another test about a week ago to see where my Al are at. Inquiring minds want to know! Victoly, you up in the UT lab yet? I need me some TOC testing, stat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Low flow you say? So getting a box of the ball version would be good in the bottom of my overflows? Since the pipes/drains are up at the water level, there's very little flow down at the bottom. Or would it build up too much detritus there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Low flow you say? So getting a box of the ball version would be good in the bottom of my overflows? Since the pipes/drains are up at the water level, there's very little flow down at the bottom. Or would it build up too much detrituis Might be good in a full size overflow. Not in Smaller ones like mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Under a skimmer seems like a good idea. You don't get a whole lot of flow going directly through it, but you have enough flow around the edges to create some import/export. You also have the skimmer intake near by to remove some export coming out of the block. Just my thought on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Using two in the sump for the display and one in the sump for the frag tank. Use the spheres in hob filters on qt tanks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Grabbed a 2 Quart box of the spheres to drop in the overflows. You can never have enough surface area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 You can never have enough surface area. Unless it's someone you're dating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 This looks pretty interesting. I'm thinking this could be used in setting up an emergency/quarantine tank. It could be kept in the sump, then when a quarantine/hospital needs to be set up tank set up, you could plop this in and not worry about a cycle occurring. I wonder if it can be cleaned and put back in the main tank's sump if medications were used in the quarantine tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 It'd be akin to using live rock so I would imagine you would not want to use medication with it in your QT/hospital tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Ah, too bad. My sponge filters have worked great for setting up quarantine tanks so I will just keep using those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 By change has anyone tried these in a FW tank or a pond? If I could get some denitrification in a FW tank, it would be a miracle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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