bio balls under water do any good?

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by airtruck, Jul 7, 2009.

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  1. airtruck

    airtruck Astrea Snail

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    have a area in my sump reserverd for a fuge/dsb but in the short term could i use bio balls under or floating in that area and would it do anything or do they need a wet/dry area to work.?
     
    airtruck, Jul 7, 2009
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  2. Blue Falcon

    Blue Falcon Fire Goby

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    Bacteria will still grow on it, so it WILL make SOME difference, but in an ideal environment, high oxygenated water "wet/dry", there will be MUCH more bacteria.
     
    Blue Falcon, Jul 7, 2009
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  3. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    If you have enough live rock you don't need any bioballs at all. Are you not using live rock in your display tank for some reason?
     
    Screwtape, Jul 7, 2009
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