SwimsWithFish
Aquarium Advice Addict
It's curious because everyone seems to dislike them.
I agree. I used a wet/dry with bioballs for close to 15 years and never had nitrate issues. You have to make sure the bioballs stay clean (I had a sponge over the intake on my overflow and cleaned it every couple days) and be consistent with water changes.They are just older technology. As long as you have good husbandry it is fine.
Fishguy2727 said:If you are in this hobby to save money just get out now.
Live rock is effective natural filtration that requires no maintenance, wet/dry is not. Technically wet/dry is not needed either, so it comes down to what is best for the tank and cheaping out in this hobby is never in the best interest of the tank or livestock. You need rock either way, you can't have an empty tank with just fish in it, even with fish only. The only difference is adding some high quality live rock so that all your rock eventually becomes a great natural filter (it will all become life rock eventually, even if 90% of it starts as dry base rock out of a box). Or you can stay in the 90s and use bioballs, your choice.
If you are in this hobby to save money just get out now.
Wy Renegade said:Hhhhmmm, I doubt that anybody is in this hobby to save money LOL.