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Matt Rogers · 11-19-2003, 08:27 AM

Allen - Adding more sand so that you have 3-4" will help reduce nitrates once it's all active. You can use the plastic bag trick (carefully adding bag to tank, and once it's on the bottom, slowly remove bag) or a big pvc tube.

Or, if you have the space, add another sump and put the sand in there.

11-19-2003, 08:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38 Posts: 7,484 Blog Entries: 3 Karma: 3385	Re: Refugiums, Macro Algea and Nitrate Reduction Allen - Adding more sand so that you have 3-4" will help reduce nitrates once it's all active. You can use the plastic bag trick (carefully adding bag to tank, and once it's on the bottom, slowly remove bag) or a big pvc tube. Or, if you have the space, add another sump and put the sand in there. _________ Go slow, let it grow. 3reef shirts here! Help Me with unanwered posts! Promote! Create reef videos and add them to 3reef! Join the 3reef YouTube Group! 20 long (9/04 - 8/06) with DIY Rock, 70 Watt HQI Halide x 2 24 watt T5 actinics, Aqua Medic Turboflotor Multi Skimmer, Tunze Turbelle 7200 powerhead.