My new hatchery (56k beware)

[spykes]

i have a question, why i breeding still using wet dry bio balls etc.. when my SPS system only uses a huge skimmer and keeps everything po4, nh4 etc... down to 0?

[David M]

i have a question, why i breeding still using wet dry bio balls etc.. when my SPS system only uses a huge skimmer and keeps everything po4, nh4 etc... down to 0?

A typical breding system probably has 10-50 times more bio-load and waste than a typical reef system, maybe more? If you want adults to breed or juvies to grow you have to FEED them, and you have to feed them a LOT. The sps guys I know feed their fish 2-3 times per week.

[Luis A M]

Originally posted by Siklid
have a link for that article ? would love to read it

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-06/rhf/index.php

[Siklid]

thanks luis, makes for a good read

[spykes]

Originally posted by David M
A typical breding system probably has 10-50 times more bio-load and waste than a typical reef system, maybe more? If you want adults to breed or juvies to grow you have to FEED them, and you have to feed them a LOT. The sps guys I know feed their fish 2-3 times per week.

uhm i feed 3x a day and all my bb friends have over 20 fishes in their tank, but skimmer is so powerful that it rips the water till the coral bleach. we had to bring our faded colors back with alot of fishes. in my 40 i have 9 fishes and feed 3x a day. i dont know does bioball + denitrafier do alot more?

[rsman]

it doesnt really relate, there are different goals, and different setups, your BB has probibly 3x the turn over of any of my breeding tanks, the tank volume / fish ratio is probibly half(i have kept literally hundreds of clowns in a 55) and the amount of food is probibly much less. you keep those growing sticks, and use a lot more light. you care about things like po4 (i dont know what my po4 levels are but id be suprised if they were not above 20ppm) and I wouldnt do a water change if my nitrates were in the 20's though they are well below that (thanks to my coil denitrifier) but would freak out if my ammonia/nitrite were even detectable they are not thanks to my (bio wheel)

in the end its just all different.

[spk]

Hi there,

i have a question about the UniSeals. Have you found them from any other supplier?

Thanks

Steve