Hi I read on a post yesterday about bioballs and not to use them or remove them... What does that mean? I thought bioballs help with bacteria or growth needed in your tank... My wet/dry system came with bioballs built in it... What is the verdict on bioballs? I want to get some knowledge on this topic...Thanks in advance
Bioballs...yes or no?
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sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
The do work but they can collect detritus and get dirty and then you have to clean them all the time with tank water. Remove 20% of them every 3 or 4 days so as not to remove too much beneficial bacteria at a time.
little_fish
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Remove them and put a small refugium in their place, it will be much more beneficial.
So I should remove most of them? My wet/dry has a drain chamber that fills back up to the top, then drains onto the prefilter which then slow drips/ trickles onto the bioballs, then into the bottom where there is a carbon filter and the main sump area where the pump and skimmer are.
Here is a attachment of what my wet/dry looks like.... I don't think I can make it inot a refrigium. I've been told by several LFS that these people make top notch products, so they have to know what they are doing I would think? Plus I got it for free from an account that my fiancee supplies pet food to.
