A great carbon idea-bacterial carbon - Page 4

Tang Salad · 08/10/2008, 11:14 AM

A patent? I doubt that is in Boxfish's future. After all, he's not claiming to have come up with some new compound or device. He cannot patent the 'idea' of using in reef tanks something we all have access to.

osprey77 · 08/10/2008, 11:25 AM

but there are alot of propriatary products out there in the reef world that we just don't know what the ingrediants are.... We guess but some of them could be sugar water or just common ingrediants.

Dante_JoseCuerv · 08/10/2008, 11:55 AM

I know what it is!! It's the brakes from a ferrari enzo! Carbon-ceramic! BRILLIANT! LOL

greenbean36191 · 08/12/2008, 11:45 AM

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thats the idea around using a algae scrubber. remote removal of DOC and other stuff.

No. Turf algae are a source of DOC, not a sink. That's one of the main points of the papers above. Turf algaes leak DOC which corals don't seem to like. Forrest Rohwer and his lab have put together a case that where reefs are being eutrophied, it's not the N and P directly harming the corals, but release of DOC by the turf algae that the N and P fuels.

shiveley · 08/12/2008, 12:00 PM

Dude, you posted this thread, right? What was your point in doing so???

Pointless was of space and time....almost troll-like in intent.

IBTL

yukonblizzard · 08/12/2008, 12:16 PM

Oh I know what it is,

Its.....PANDA POOP

salty joe · 08/12/2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by greenbean36191
No. Turf algae are a source of DOC, not a sink. That's one of the main points of the papers above. Turf algaes leak DOC which corals don't seem to like. Forrest Rohwer and his lab have put together a case that where reefs are being eutrophied, it's not the N and P directly harming the corals, but release of DOC by the turf algae that the N and P fuels.

Would that be true of all macro algae such as Chaeto? Would carbon take care of the DOC?

Slakker · 08/12/2008, 02:55 PM

Finely ground unicorn ivory.

It's gotta be.

KafudaFish · 08/12/2008, 03:08 PM

Candian bacon? Hockey pucks? Beer? What else is in Canada?
The left over crow of the French men's swim team?

Molassesses?

TXAlbert · 08/12/2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by KafudaFish
The left over crow of the French men's swim team?

Did you see the race? Was that awesome or was that awesome?

Micer · 08/12/2008, 03:29 PM

Diamonds or wait I got it Cat hair...

It's already been guessed but the only thing I can think of is charcoal. Specifically extruded charcoal since it would contain the least amount of impurities compared to say kingsford briquettes which have a ton of other things in there to get it burning faster. He said someone already guessed it and I would assume it was the old gac suggestion.

Flatlander · 08/12/2008, 04:44 PM

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[i] What else is in Canada?
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ME.

jefathome · 08/12/2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by VaderWS6
Funny you're talking about this, I just added ESV carbon to my sump in a filter sock, and for some reason it caused a major bacterial bloom! I rinsed the carbon before adding to the sump like always, but there was a little dust left. Now I'm getting the same clear slime I had when I tried dosing sugar. I took the bag of carbon out, and after a few days the clear bacterial slime subsided. Very odd, and it will only proliferate in dark areas.

By the way, I stopped using GFO to lower phosphate. I just flex in front of my reef for about 5 minutes, which brings PO4 down to undetectable levels. Also stabilizes my pH.

I'm sorry, but the ONLY person that can control bacteria blooms just by flexing is CHUCK NORRIS. And you my firend are no Chuck Norris.

kfisc · 08/22/2008, 06:27 PM

OK, so.....anything?

boxfishpooalot · 01/25/2010, 04:30 PM

well I may as well tell you guys my idea.

It was and is biopellets. However the guy who sells them, got around to it before me, with my limited understanding of chemistry. Hahaha.

oh well, for those of you who were wondering its the same concept as biopellets. I may invent a better product than this in the future. After of course I test biopellets out and see any problems aquarists have with it.

graveyardworm · 01/25/2010, 04:50 PM

Alright I was just reading through this and thats exactly the first thing that came to mind. What we really need is a future machine so we can go see what their doing a couple years from now.

08/10/2008, 11:14 AM	#76
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	A patent? I doubt that is in Boxfish's future. After all, he's not claiming to have come up with some new compound or device. He cannot patent the 'idea' of using in reef tanks something we all have access to. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

08/10/2008, 11:25 AM	#77
osprey77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Loveland CO Posts: 479	but there are alot of propriatary products out there in the reef world that we just don't know what the ingrediants are.... We guess but some of them could be sugar water or just common ingrediants. __________________ RJ si vis pacem, para bellum Click my Red House for T5 Website Current Tank Info: 14g BioCube Kenya and shroom farm, 75 gallon BB Monti Dominated Reef

08/12/2008, 12:00 PM	#80
shiveley Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,272	Dude, you posted this thread, right? What was your point in doing so??? Pointless was of space and time....almost troll-like in intent. IBTL __________________ ~ Jon ~ Current Tank Info: 75G mixed reef

08/12/2008, 02:55 PM	#83
Slakker Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeastern Wisconsin Posts: 4,521	Finely ground unicorn ivory. It's gotta be. __________________ -Tyler Oceanic 58RR display/20H sump/fuge thread...follow the red house. Current Tank Info: Oceanic 58g, 20H sump, AquaC EV-150, 175w Hamilton 14k + 2x39w T5HO Actinics

01/25/2010, 04:30 PM	#90
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	well I may as well tell you guys my idea. It was and is biopellets. However the guy who sells them, got around to it before me, with my limited understanding of chemistry. Hahaha. oh well, for those of you who were wondering its the same concept as biopellets. I may invent a better product than this in the future. After of course I test biopellets out and see any problems aquarists have with it. __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

08/10/2008, 11:55 AM	#78
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	I know what it is!! It's the brakes from a ferrari enzo! Carbon-ceramic! BRILLIANT! LOL

08/12/2008, 12:16 PM	#81
yukonblizzard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 1,081	Oh I know what it is, Its.....PANDA POOP

08/12/2008, 03:08 PM	#84
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	Candian bacon? Hockey pucks? Beer? What else is in Canada? The left over crow of the French men's swim team? Molassesses?

08/12/2008, 03:29 PM	#86
Micer Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nj Posts: 16	Diamonds or wait I got it Cat hair... It's already been guessed but the only thing I can think of is charcoal. Specifically extruded charcoal since it would contain the least amount of impurities compared to say kingsford briquettes which have a ton of other things in there to get it burning faster. He said someone already guessed it and I would assume it was the old gac suggestion.

08/22/2008, 06:27 PM	#89
kfisc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,020	OK, so.....anything?

01/25/2010, 04:50 PM	#91
graveyardworm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nottingham, NH Posts: 7,251	Alright I was just reading through this and thats exactly the first thing that came to mind. What we really need is a future machine so we can go see what their doing a couple years from now. __________________ -David- President - New Hampshire Reef Club There’ll be no one to save, with the world in a grave Current Tank Info: 100 gal lagoon/seagrass, 100 gal sump, Lifereef 72" skimmer, 180 inwall, 125 inwall seagrass/lagoon in progress