Really a need for bioballs?? - Page 3 - Aquarium Advice

JPloman · 01-17-2006, 01:42 PM

I have bio-balls and I am very happy with them. I will not be changing anything about my tank any time soon.

I think it is a preferance thing.

spinman · 01-17-2006, 05:26 PM

I'm about half way thru in ditching my B balls. Every 2 weeks I fill a 1.5 gallon bucket full of them and dump 'em. My tank's been up and running for 6 months with a [acronym:216bd2cc0e="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:216bd2cc0e] and biweekly 15 gallon PWCs. I'm still having nitrates in the 40 range.

I'm hoping the Balls are the cause.

Spin

Brenden · 01-17-2006, 05:36 PM

I think one of the big problems with bio-balls is that people have them submerged and they easily trap debris that way and the end result is nitrates. If they are used properly (not submerged) nitrates will not be a issue with them. With that said I am one of the people that had bioballs and replaced them with rubble.

Not due to a nitrate issue though. I just had a bunch of extra rock and liked to idea of [acronym:760406ea3e="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:760406ea3e] better than plastic balls.

**BillyZ** · 01-17-2006, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lando

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Lando is a female??? I thought Brian was a boy’s name

If the pictures were right in school, I am a boy

i honestly don't know why I said "she"... very sorry Lando!

**lando** · 01-17-2006, 07:49 PM

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i honestly don't know why I said "she"... very sorry Lando!

No worries, Billy...I needed a good laugh today!!!

sdellin · 01-18-2006, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BillyZ

sdellin, lando pulls out the [acronym:80294e2f8e="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:80294e2f8e] rubble just so she can remove settled detritus and waste from the bottom of her sump to keep it from building up. The removal of the rubble is really just a convience factor to make the cleaning of the sump easier.

I did get that, thanks though. And thanks for the laugh..

By the way, Lando, don't "boys" prefer the term "guys" or "men?" Just curious. "I am a boy" just cracked me up big time. You know, sometimes after i've been on this site for awhile, I just have to log off the internet to let my jaws and cheeks rest from all the FREAKIN' LAUGHING!

**lando** · 01-18-2006, 10:26 PM

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By the way, Lando, don't "boys" prefer the term "guys" or "men?" Just curious. "I am a boy" just cracked me up big time.

Hey...I'm only 33 and still very much a "boy" (just ask my wife!)

01-17-2006, 05:26 PM	#22
spinman Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cherry Hill New Jersey Posts: 238	I'm about half way thru in ditching my B balls. Every 2 weeks I fill a 1.5 gallon bucket full of them and dump 'em. My tank's been up and running for 6 months with a [acronym:216bd2cc0e="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:216bd2cc0e] and biweekly 15 gallon PWCs. I'm still having nitrates in the 40 range. I'm hoping the Balls are the cause. Spin __________________ 120 g [acronym="Fish only with live rock"]FOWLR[/acronym], Pro Clear 200 19 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym]. sump (bio balls removed), 50# Walt Smith FiJi [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym], 150# reefersrock base, 300# [acronym="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym], Iwaki MD 20 return, (2) Rio 600s, (2) Hagen 802s, Amiracle Quad II skimmer, (2) Coralife 4 X 65s, 2 Lebo moonlights, (2) 120 mm vent. fans, (2) Perc. Clowns, (1) Yellow Tang, (1) cleaner shrimp, (2) Henis, pending: Foxace Lo, Flame Angel, blue legs, scarlets, 4 emerald crabs, nassarius snails, 50 mexican turbos, (1) good bankruptcy attorney when this hobby blows out of control!

01-17-2006, 05:36 PM	#23
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,878 Images: 32	I think one of the big problems with bio-balls is that people have them submerged and they easily trap debris that way and the end result is nitrates. If they are used properly (not submerged) nitrates will not be a issue with them. With that said I am one of the people that had bioballs and replaced them with rubble. Not due to a nitrate issue though. I just had a bunch of extra rock and liked to idea of [acronym:760406ea3e="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:760406ea3e] better than plastic balls. __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

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01-17-2006, 01:42 PM	#21
JPloman Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 546 Images: 7	I have bio-balls and I am very happy with them. I will not be changing anything about my tank any time soon. I think it is a preferance thing.