bio balls

djplace · 07/12/2008, 04:32 AM

hey yall. i was reading thru some threads and saw that i should not use bio balls so i took them out of my canister filter. im hoping that will help my nitrates fall a bit. i dont have room under my stand for a sump or refuge. is there anything else i can do to help keep my nitrates down. currently i do a water change every week but my nitrates are still at 20ppm. also what plants can i use in my tank to help reduce them.

Fish_wiz2 · 07/12/2008, 05:48 AM

Put liverock rubble instead of the balls but really you won't see a difference unless you find the real cause and IMO add a refugium

07/12/2008, 04:32 AM	#1
djplace Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5	bio balls hey yall. i was reading thru some threads and saw that i should not use bio balls so i took them out of my canister filter. im hoping that will help my nitrates fall a bit. i dont have room under my stand for a sump or refuge. is there anything else i can do to help keep my nitrates down. currently i do a water change every week but my nitrates are still at 20ppm. also what plants can i use in my tank to help reduce them.

07/12/2008, 05:48 AM	#2
Fish_wiz2 Mangroves are kool. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,246	Put liverock rubble instead of the balls but really you won't see a difference unless you find the real cause and IMO add a refugium __________________ -The Wiz Current Tank Info: Elos Mini Seahorse Tank, 2500 gallon Koi pond