Reef Hero link said:
@theyangman
You can't honestly say that just because you have a refugium and grow some mangroves, chaeto, etc in there that it would not be necessary to also run GFO or some sort of ULNS method...the only way to know for sure is to test for po4 and nitrates.... Which are two very different things btw. I run GFO, carbon, and prodibio very hard to achieve zero readings and I can still grow chaeto naturally in my overflow prefilter boxes....
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You guys are both extrapolating my comments into things I never said.
IF his tank parameters are under control with the refugium, then I said why not just keep it simple and leave things alone. If things are running smoothly, why rock the boat and start adding things that are already under control? If his testing shows acceptable levels of phosphates and nitrates, then if I were him, I'd leave stuff be. If it ain't broke why fix it?
pulpfiction1 link said:
redundant ? not!! fact is bio pellets arent the magic pill that cures all nitrates and phosphates and or are they a direct replacement for a good refurgium,anyone that thinks this is so is only fooling them selves,yes ,they do help control nitrates and phosphates but the key word is help,
a refurgium not only provides shelter to pods and other small life but it exports nitrates as well.
every little bit helps in good husbandry and to say one is the same as the other so it makes no sense to utilize both is wrong,but 8 months ago you were killing everything you touched and now your the randy holmes of nutrient control and export (gotta love google),there is nothing redundant about using pellets and having a refrugium
And you are going off on some sort of tangent that I can't even continue to argue with. I never said he wasn't allowed to run it. I never told him NOT to run it. What the hell are you going on about? If pellets and GFO couldn't alone help you get your phosphates and nitrates down to acceptable levels then I don't know what to tell you. There are several of us on here that have found success with pellets and GFO and no refugium.
I never claimed to be Randy or know as much as he does, (I don't think anyone actually knows more than him) but I never told him it was WRONG to run both, and I never told him NOT to run both. I just said they do the same thing and chase after the same nutrients, and that if his tank was running good as is, then perhaps leaving things alone right now is the answer.
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
8 months ago I was getting crushed by the hobby cause that was a lesson I never bothered to learn back then. Then recently I stabilized a few things and moved forward. Also 8 months ago I was about 5 months into the hobby for the first time too jackass. Good job trying to use that against me here, but whatever if your argument hinges on bringing up history and name calling by all means.
I guess I should have hired you to set up my tank and do everything for me, as you are clearly the natural born leader of reef tanks. You just jumped in and never suffered any losses or anything I guess. Must be nice to have that Midas touch.
