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I don't use filter socks!@Squamosa do you run fuge in your sump?
I liquid carbon dose and have never been able to register a reading on a commercial test kitWe are no running about 4... That's right 4.
I don't use filter socks!
It's not a fuge per se but I have an area where I grow some Caulerpa, if i'm lucky, because my nutrients are very low!
@Christina what was your No3 level before nano scrubbing? I am currently at 80 ppm and been dosing NoPox daily.
No, I don't think you need a fuge, IMO.I don’t run refugium, do you think i'll bump into trouble? One concern is the micro bubbles will be trapped in the DT for a long long time and that's ugly.
I am thinking of using limewood airstone.
The more air pumping from the wood block the better and as it is a fine bubble you will need some air pressure to achieve this!What's the guideline for the size of air pump in terms of the output in L/hour?
@Squamosa how big is your tank and what's the output of your air pump?
My biggest concern, which I can already picture LOL pardon my pessimistic. . Waking up to a tank full of dead fishes and corals .....
Yes, if you could only produce nano-sized bubbles, but with the crude air stone method, you will also get larger bubbles that may give you salt creep, but in my DT over the course of nearly a month now, I've had to clean my light lenses once (only because I'm obsessive), otherwise I have not noticed anything else. Most of the larger bubbles produced, stay in the sump and are not sucked into the DT, so they pop there, where the salt creep and splash can be managedThanks! And correct me if am wrong, this whole idea about bubbles and salt creep won't be an issue here?
The justification behind it is that the bubbles are so small, measured at 2 micron or less, hence it doesn't pop up on the surface as how regular bubbles do? They tend stay longer in the water column and eventually get saturated in the water column itself?
Yes to all the above except that I don't measure the pH, but I would assume that it must be more stable as I'm also driving off CO2, as I use a calcium reactor.@Squamosa you notice a stable good pH in your tank? Fish are all healthy & look more colourful? Corals are growing better? Water are clearer? Is your skimmer pulling out more gunk with this nano scrubbing technique here?
Yes, I'm led to believe that the bacteria on the rocks consume more detritus and waste in the water column are floated out and removed by your skimmer.there must be an export process
You won't see any formal studies, as some entity would have to fund it! Maybe one day when my lab is quiet and I have a spare few weeks, I might decide to go thereformal studies on the difference
Yes, I'm in Western Australia@Squamosa you are in WA ?
LOL ... there seems to be less interest here in southern hemisphere about bubbling hey?
Yes, I'm in Western Australia There's less interest everywhere, hence the few comments for this thread! It's weird though, because for a minimal cost and absolutely no detriment to your livestock you could have fantastic results in a few days!