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Originally Posted by paintball7  i know, but what im saying is that if the biowheels really are producing nitrates whats another way to go should i switch filters???? some people said get rid of them, but then others didnt think its a filter problem.............is there anytihng that i could do while keeeping the filters???????besides chemical treatments |
Filter is fine as long as your cleaning and changing filter pads often. Problem some say is with Bio wheel itself, take it off and toss it, run filter with out it.
I don't have a problem with running them, I do on 2 of my reef tanks with out any problems. So I guess I am one of those that thinks there is so meting else causing your problem. But the quickest way to find out is remove them for a while.
At the risk of repeating several people, how old is your tank? How much rock and sand do you have.
And STOP using tap water.. could be the source of your problem. If you don't want to buy RODI unit buy RODI water from LFS and haul it home in 5 gallon buckets from Home Depot or Menard's. That is what I do, 30 gallons a week at least for the next 2 weeks, that is when my Spectra pure RODI maxcap will be here.