Bio ball live rock replacement

[djones169]

Hi again!

So in my 65g tank I have 110lbs of lr. I just purchased a canister filter and would like to fill it with bio balls.

If I do this, can I take out some of the live rock? Anyone know the ratio?

100 1.25" bioballs

 

[Affordable Aquatic]

Why would you want to do that. The live rock is a much better bio media than the bio balls, and less likely to build up a concentration of nitrates. What other filtration do you have on the tank?

 

[Sarcothelia]

No point in bioballs with that much live rock. I don't see why you'd get rid of any of it to be honest.

 

[kingman8610]

With that much lr, you prob dont need any other form of filtration, hob, canister or otherwise.. That lr at that amt should be all the filtration u need. And the best kind too

 

[djones169]

Aesthetics

With this much life rock, and the dimensions of my tank, it is hugely cluttered. I want to open it up some, while keeping good filtration.

I have an hob, canister, and the live rock currently. The canister is new, so I am cycling it in a different tank.

 

[kingman8610]

Try changing ur scaping, and even removing the hob may relieve some space

 

[kingman8610]

Tbh, it looks good, but another option is that you could break up ur lr which would open up newer and more conservative aquascaping designs!