Micro and nano bubble tank treatment

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So, I tried the famous AQUA LIFTER pump.

1. It's extremely noisy when pull the air. I think it's designed for liquids, not air.
2. Fluval Q2 produce 10x times more bubbles and 5x times more quiet.
 

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Do people still do this? And is it effective? I just bought a wooden airstone on Amazon, and hoping to give this a try to help battle high nutrients. Thinking start with like one hour a day and see how that goes. My pH is 8.1 at night and 8.22 during the day, so pH boost isn't really my biggest concern at night.
 

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I know this is an old thread, but I started this about a week ago on my 155G tank. One thing I noticed when testing levels today is my calcium dropped from a fairly stable 450 to 350? I do keep a fair amount of SPS in the tank and they are growing. But that seems like a lot. Anyone ever experience anything like this.
 

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I know this is an old thread, but I started this about a week ago on my 155G tank. One thing I noticed when testing levels today is my calcium dropped from a fairly stable 450 to 350? I do keep a fair amount of SPS in the tank and they are growing. But that seems like a lot. Anyone ever experience anything like this.

Sounds more like test error. To drop calcium by 100 ppm would require a drop (or addition) of 14 dKH of alkalinity.
 

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Sounds more like test error. To drop calcium by 100 ppm would require a drop (or addition) of 14 dKH of alkalinity.
I think you are right. I used the result of a LFS that had one of those all in one testers. When I got home I tested with my Red Sea kit and it said I was around 430.

with that being said, the results of this process have been good so far. The growth rate on my SPS has been very impressive. However, it’s a small sample size and we all know there’s many variables at hand. I haven’t seen any I’ll effects, now that I ruled out a wild calcium dip. I will continue and monitor progress. Thanks for the info Randy.
 

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Nanobubbles are very interesting. Here’s a video from Japan where they have a saltwater and freshwater fish living in the same tank using Nanobubbles.

Nanobubble Water

Do not be misled by misinformation. No reef tank is generating nanobubbles.
 

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