Biofuel/microbacter/neozeo

nicholascalo · 01/15/2018, 07:04 PM

Hello all. I have a 12 gallon and was curious if anyone uses the biofuel/ microbacter and neozeo . I’m curious mainly because I do not have a protein skimmer on my Nano. I want to incorporate this system for my tank to reduce nutrients but not sure I can without a slimmer. I’ve also read everywhere that Nano skimmers are crap. I was wondering what everyone here thought. Or how people with Nano tanks made an ULN tank. Thanks!

bertoni · 01/15/2018, 07:57 PM

You should post in the nano forum as well, but we can try to help here. What's in your tank, and what are the nutrient levels like? What's being fed into the tank?

nicholascalo · 01/16/2018, 06:37 AM

Do you mean Nano reef. Com forums? I didn’t see a Nano spit on this site. Right now I just have lps and montipora but I eventually want acropora in the tank. No fish right now so I don’t feed because I’m trying to get my nitrates down they fluctuate between 10-40. I am currently using Purigen and I use microbacter but I want to create ULN so I can have an acro heavy tank. I’ve been reading a lot on zeovit system but seems difficult to run on a tank this small. I also eventually want some fish in there (gobies and such)

mcgyvr · 01/16/2018, 07:25 AM

On such a small tank water changes alone are more than sufficient to keep parameters where they need to be..

Those bacteria in a bottle products are rarely magic and quite often do little or no good at all..

Diana A · 01/16/2018, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by nicholascalo

Do you mean Nano reef. Com forums? I didn’t see a Nano spit on this site. Right now I just have lps and montipora but I eventually want acropora in the tank. No fish right now so I don’t feed because I’m trying to get my nitrates down they fluctuate between 10-40. I am currently using Purigen and I use microbacter but I want to create ULN so I can have an acro heavy tank. I’ve been reading a lot on zeovit system but seems difficult to run on a tank this small. I also eventually want some fish in there (gobies and such)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75

bertoni · 01/16/2018, 03:17 PM

I suspect that water changes will be fine, at least until you add fish. I wouldn't worry about the setup yet. It's a very small tank, but a small goby should be okay in it.

DesertReefT4r · 01/21/2018, 10:38 PM

I used MB7 and Biofuel with fair results. It work at nutrient reduction for sure. Biofuel is just an overpriced carbon source use vodka, vinegar, sugar or bio pellets its cheaper.

01/15/2018, 07:04 PM	#1
nicholascalo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 13	Biofuel/microbacter/neozeo Hello all. I have a 12 gallon and was curious if anyone uses the biofuel/ microbacter and neozeo . I’m curious mainly because I do not have a protein skimmer on my Nano. I want to incorporate this system for my tank to reduce nutrients but not sure I can without a slimmer. I’ve also read everywhere that Nano skimmers are crap. I was wondering what everyone here thought. Or how people with Nano tanks made an ULN tank. Thanks!

01/15/2018, 07:57 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You should post in the nano forum as well, but we can try to help here. What's in your tank, and what are the nutrient levels like? What's being fed into the tank? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/16/2018, 07:25 AM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	On such a small tank water changes alone are more than sufficient to keep parameters where they need to be.. Those bacteria in a bottle products are rarely magic and quite often do little or no good at all.. __________________ Who me?

01/16/2018, 03:17 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I suspect that water changes will be fine, at least until you add fish. I wouldn't worry about the setup yet. It's a very small tank, but a small goby should be okay in it. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/21/2018, 10:38 PM	#7
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	I used MB7 and Biofuel with fair results. It work at nutrient reduction for sure. Biofuel is just an overpriced carbon source use vodka, vinegar, sugar or bio pellets its cheaper. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

01/16/2018, 06:37 AM	#3
nicholascalo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 13	Do you mean Nano reef. Com forums? I didn’t see a Nano spit on this site. Right now I just have lps and montipora but I eventually want acropora in the tank. No fish right now so I don’t feed because I’m trying to get my nitrates down they fluctuate between 10-40. I am currently using Purigen and I use microbacter but I want to create ULN so I can have an acro heavy tank. I’ve been reading a lot on zeovit system but seems difficult to run on a tank this small. I also eventually want some fish in there (gobies and such)