Help! Massive Amount Of Food Dumped In My Tank.

[theyangman]

Still begs the question. Why hasn't this become a standard and accepted method of nitrate and ammonia removal in the fish hobby? More specifically in the reefing hobby. Nitrate removal products are a dime a dozen but I've never come across someone using strictly carbon. Perhaps it has something to do with its quick saturation?

 

[Reef Hero]

I'm still with RHF.... I don't believe any form of carbon has the ability to bind nitrate....I'm still under the belief that carbon only binds certain elements within the water column, many of which can in turn eventually create more nitrates....
However, let's do a test.... Who has like say 50ish ppm nitrates right now in their tank?


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[pulpfiction1]

the pores clog fast,makes it inefficent cost wise

 

[theyangman]

 

[Reef Hero]

For anyone who believes that carbon directly absorbs nitrates....are you getting a lower nitrate reading from the output of your carbon reactor than that of your tank water?


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[scubasteve]

it has a good absorbtion for the first bit but when full will leach as well but comes handy for emerg situations where you can remove easily the long term comes from growth of bacteria to help consume it

 

[scubasteve]

I'm still with RHF.... I don't believe any form of carbon has the ability to bind nitrate....I'm still under the belief that carbon only binds certain elements within the water column, many of which can in turn eventually create more nitrates....
However, let's do a test.... Who has like say 50ish ppm nitrates right now in their tank?


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the link i referred showed a closed test using a controled untreated one for comparison and two treated with matching results it dropped ammonia and nitate levels well for the first couple days the higher the pourosity of the carbon the better the result

 

[scubasteve]

So I am away all week. My wife calls me and tells me that my son dumped an entire container of NLS pellet food in my tank. She didn't notice for an hour, so by the time she saw it was all dissolved and now the water is INCREDIBLY foggy.

Suggestions? I have already did a 25% water change; all of the RODI water I had prepared. I have my RODI running and will do another 25% water change tomorrow. Is this my only course of action?

How did you make out with your situation? Hope all is still well

 

[RYOUNVS]

How did you make out with your situation? Hope all is still well

Hey thanks for asking! So far so good. Everything has survived and is looking good. Very happy about this!

 

[scubasteve]