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10/17/2006, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Rhinelander, WI
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Biowheels
Has anyone pulled the biowheels out of their HOB powerfilters? I have read that some people have and am wondering what the benefits of this are or if you would recommend that in my aquarium. It is a 55 gallon with only 30 lbs of live rock. There are microbubbles in the aquarium and I am thinking that they are coming from the biowheels, but I am a little hesitant about pulling them out with only having this much live rock. Any thoughts?
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Carole Current Tank Info: 55 gal |
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10/17/2006, 10:06 AM
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Location: Palm Harbor, Florida
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bio wheels are nitrate factories
 I'd remove it. If you have more than one...remove one every week or so until no more bio-wheels.
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10/17/2006, 10:15 AM
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Thanks for the response! I know they are disgusting to clean every week!
 I think I will pull one out today and then I will pull one out next week like you said. I spent the entire day yesterday cleaning all the pumps, glass, heater removing all the coraline algae. The pruned fingers are finally gone and everything looks great except for the darn microbubbles!
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