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Changed to river sand.
Previously was coral sand from tank substrate : big mistake, the calcium carbonate was dissolving and clouding tank water. Still can't get the river sand fluidised, will need a container with smaller base.
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Can try using a small motor head in the container directing the outlet onto the sand. Got to seal the container to prevent sand from escaping.
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i'm using marine pure + momotaro for static, k1 + mutag biochips for moving. it's not just y618 promoting azoo, seaview as well. as for seachem my personal opinion is their marketing is top notch, huge range of products and very good advertising. won't go as far as to say their products don't work well, but i find there are better alternatives for each specific product. anyway back to the topic of media, i dont find matrix to fare as well as other media when it comes to high bioload vs space constrains. p.s: my main comm tank is WAY overloaded and i used to feed 3 x a day (cut down to 2x now since fish are mostly mature) so i am very fussy with the media i use. for those low-med bioload tanks.. any media works. |
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mutag is ok.. they boast of extremely high surface area, but i find k1 easier to "move" properly cause mutag sinks and stays at the bottom without proper flow. the moving media reactors are more for low maintainence cause they never get clogged, and supposedly have healthier BB cause only the newer/healthier ones thrive. i like using them before the other static media so by the time any solid waste goes through the mechanical + moving media, it'll be so fine that it wont clog the static media at all. and i have backwash valves to clear the fine mulm at the sump bottom when it builds up. skip azoo. that's my personal recommendation. AC wise prime/safe is fine. i prefer AST but everyone will have their own preferred brand so as always.. won't go wrong with whatever works for u. i used to change 50-85% water every 3 days, now after 2 years of that routine and fish don't grow that much anymore i cut down to 60-80% every 4-5 days. water quality is perfect. well cept for nitrates. if not for the ntirates i could get away with doing wc once a month or less. |
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