Seachem Matrix and Pond Matrix on the bottom of your sump?

KindCorals · 07/03/2013, 02:17 PM

How many of you guys who use this just place it on the bottom if your sump, as recommended by Seachem and get great nitrate removal? I bought the pond version because it says it can handle higher water flows and have been trying to figure out a way to force water through it at a slow rate without using a reactor. I saw on the Seachem forum that they said "placing it on the bottom if your sump is just fine." So Im wondering if anyone can back this up or is it better to have low oxygen water forced through it at a slow rate?

http://www.seachem.com/support/forum...?t=3913&page=3
Its in the Seachem response on 10/26/11

bigzman · 08/03/2013, 08:41 AM

Tagging along as this stuff works great on my discus tank in a canister filter.

Adrnalnrsh · 08/08/2013, 04:13 PM

How's it going so far assuming you added the pond matrix?

KindCorals · 08/08/2013, 08:14 PM

I built a sort of open top reactor so I can force water through it. So far so good but I only have just started heavily feeding for my new fish and carbon dosing also. Everyone says it takes a couple months to fully kick in so we shall see. But after a week, I have a lot of new algae growth and my nitrates went from .02 to .08.

07/03/2013, 02:17 PM	#1
KindCorals Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Surfers Paradise, Australia Posts: 568	Seachem Matrix and Pond Matrix on the bottom of your sump? How many of you guys who use this just place it on the bottom if your sump, as recommended by Seachem and get great nitrate removal? I bought the pond version because it says it can handle higher water flows and have been trying to figure out a way to force water through it at a slow rate without using a reactor. I saw on the Seachem forum that they said "placing it on the bottom if your sump is just fine." So Im wondering if anyone can back this up or is it better to have low oxygen water forced through it at a slow rate? http://www.seachem.com/support/forum...?t=3913&page=3 Its in the Seachem response on 10/26/11

08/03/2013, 08:41 AM	#2
bigzman Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Tampa FL Posts: 2,807	Tagging along as this stuff works great on my discus tank in a canister filter.

08/08/2013, 04:13 PM	#3
Adrnalnrsh Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 202	How's it going so far assuming you added the pond matrix?

08/08/2013, 08:14 PM	#4
KindCorals Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Surfers Paradise, Australia Posts: 568	I built a sort of open top reactor so I can force water through it. So far so good but I only have just started heavily feeding for my new fish and carbon dosing also. Everyone says it takes a couple months to fully kick in so we shall see. But after a week, I have a lot of new algae growth and my nitrates went from .02 to .08.