nitrate factory

[Reeferdude]

Believing that bioballs dont create nitrates is nothing more than denile.

Don

Don, you seem to be clouding the issue. Do me a favor please and go back to find any statement from me where I said "bio balls don't create nitrate". If you can do this we can continue this discussion. If not, you're arguing based on a false premise.

One other note.

I wrote "this type of reasoning can promulgate the demise or foster a recommendation of any particular theory or system over another.". This statement was not in reference to Nitrate or accurate science. It has everything to do with the internet as do an array of other things that spread like wildfire on the internet.

 

[Herefishyfishy]

I've been running a so-called Nitrate Factory for over three years now with no Nitrate. Bloody frustrating.

This post was mistaken by both Don and I and perhaps many newbys as a statement that Bio balls do not produce nitrates. There are many pros and cons to trickle filters. One con is the end product of nitrates. Let us end the discussion.

 

[Reeferdude]

The term Nitrate Factory which is used repeatedly here has a negative connotation that implies what most people would conclude to be a un-manageable or destructive environment, but if people pay attention to the posts in this thread there are actually many claiming that they can be a productive element in many reef systems.

My thread was a parity for the common mistake made when a consensus promulgates one opinion. Sorry if was too confusing. It was design to be funny.

 

[vwmoneypit]

Well a lot of people in the past/present solved their nitrate issues by simply tossing the wet/dry altogether...I can testify to this because I was one of these people and have witnessed this played out many times by others here as well. I never got my nitrates under control until I got rid of my wet/dry and converted my wet/dry into a sump. The fact of the matter is nitrates is the end product of a wet/dry so in most cases (not all cases) only the obvious will occur if you really don't know what you are doing, which is an accumilation of them over time seeing they have no way of performing denitrification. I mean look around and see who's running a wet/dry with a reef setup or in a system where nitrates are a primary concern and you will not find very many people using them because of them being a "nitrate factory" which they are known as now.

In any event, like I always say, go with works for you best, but personally, I would never recommend a wet/dry to anyone who is concerned about nitrates. The reason why is because of the simple fact that they're aren't very many people out there that I have heard of that is using a wet/dry and not experiencing any nitrate issues as a result, but rather have converted from using one. That's not to say you can't keep un-detectable nitrates by using a wet/dry because people have accomplished this, but it will take a lot of effort IMO to do so.

Krish is right I belive the memory will kick in I had a americal wet/dry:shock:
After this debate and the removal of them and the sump design It didnt solve it but helped keep a regulated amount not the kaboom spikes like the provide to ur system thanks again krish

 

[Scooterman]

Once again reeferdude has twisted the words of others to make it look like everyone is close minded & refers to another thread where he twisted our words when actually the thread starter had several questions in on & we covered them all way before reeferdude could step in & try to make it look like were missing the entire question. This thread was to help someone not as experienced & by reeferdude providing conflicting information that clearly belongs to those of more experience level doesn't help at all.. Don & Mike had already provided more than enough information to benefit the original question.