coolhandgoose
Reef enthusiast
Hi, welcome to the site!
I disagree with saltwater king. I prefer to not rely on additives/chemicals to keep things going in my tank. Remove the bioballs and take care of the nitrates by using a protein skimmer and doing water changes. Why spend money on additives for the rest of the life of your tank? Live rock accomplishes the same thing that bioballs do, but without causing high nitrates. All it is is surface area for bacteria to colonize.
You may also want to consider adding a refugium to your setup. You can keep macroalgae which will naturally get rid of nitrates. And it creates a place for pods to reproduce, which is live food for your tank.
Constantly needing to be disassembled, cleaned and reassembled so the dont stop spinning or spin backwards
Hmmm so many opinions on so many things and jsut when I think I narrowed it down WHAM someone derails me!
- bought a heat resistant reptile screen framed out for the 75 gal for 20 bucks.
I don't know anything about reptile screens, but I've glimpsed at them before. You need to be certain that it can't rust. If it can, don't use it. Saltwater has the ability to corrode everything, and rust can kill your tank.
To help you out, if you feel you need a lid, alot of people use "eggcrate" as a lid, others don't use any type of lid.
This is a known problem. Email them and they will send you a free part that fixes it. I just went through it with my four Koralias.
https://www.livingreefs.com/koralia-evo-question-t27860.html
Thanks. I appreciate the advice. They say it wont rust but being an old salt myself I find that impossible - eventually all metals will rust or oxidize to some extent.
Now Im pondering my nitrates which I am always battling. They are 60 on the test strip, after a 10% water change :(
Ive got to build my own sump TOMORROW! These damn bioballs suck! I hope the guy who sold them to me develops a leak he cant find lol :bounce: