TankTastic
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Jan 18, 2012
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Wish I had asked this before setting the tank up and letting it cycle adding fish etc. but Bioballs are they good or bad. I have read they are really good at turning harmful bacteria into nitrate which is a good thing right. But now I have nitrates not a serious problem. Somewhere around 15ppm 20 at most. I have performed numerous water changes now of 25% and one 50% but it's changed nothing. I have read up on drastic step water changes starting at 80% etc but don't want to ph shock anything and I am not experienced enough to handle the ph side yet. Plus I am worried the nitrates will be instantly back because of the Bioballs. I read somewhere a process of removing them slowly ans in sections but do I need to put something in their place?
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