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Why not. Is there any reason not to use two or three or more types of LR? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I think it's the application. Siporax should be placed to allow flow through and around it without collecting detritus. Matrix can be more passive and kept in bags or baskets. They both achieve the same goal. No real advantage to use both at the same time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Siporax, when stacked tall and in a relatively low flow area, creates anaerobic zones. When stacked that way it's also lower maintenance as detritus is easier to gently shake out during cleanings.
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If you feed more then you will add both nitrate and phosphate. This will help you to get back to a more desirable NO3=5 and PO4=.03. If your water is consistently too ULN you can also remove 3L of Siporax from your sump. You water will stay dirtier a little longer and your system will balance easier. Funny, most reefers would like to have a tank that is ULN like yours. The pendulum has swung the other way.😁
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So I've seen Siporax being sold by drsfostersmith and marineandreef but they list it in ounces not mL/L. It's being sold as 5.1oz and 10.2oz. Does anyone know how this would compare to one liter of siporax? I'm assuming they mean ounces in weight and not fluid ounces...
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Check eBay for siporax sold in bulk at deep discount from the U.K. That's what I did.
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I would think Paul at AAC online would ship it international
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Anyone cleaned their siporax? Mine has been in about 2 years and my nitrates have really jumped up over the past few months. I'm starting to wonder if my siporax has lost its effectiveness. No other changes have been made.
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I did it by moving my siporax box vigorously up and down while the box was still in sump water. A lot of muck was released into the water column, which I then pumped out of my sump.
A few days later I tested nitrates. They went down from 2.5-5 ppm down to 0.5-1 ppm. Subsequent cleaning sessions I carried out afterwards did not affect nitrate readings. I have decided to repeat this cleaning process once in a while (perhaps once every six months to one year).
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Thanks for the input. Mine went from barely detectable for almost 2 years to around 50-75 (maybe higher, as salifert gets hard to read once things are really high). Again, with no other changes. I'm starting to get concerned as I've lost a few nice sps pieces. The odd thing is that I don't have any nuisance algae to go with the higher nitrates.
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[QUOTE=spkennyva;25033493The odd thing is that I don't have any nuisance algae to go with the higher nitrates.[/QUOTE]
Algae thrive on high phosphates. Have you measured your phosphates recently? If they are really low, then perhaps your system is phosphate limited.
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Good Morning,
Given the number of people who are running siporax without a reactor, I am wondering whether Reefvet, Sahin or anyone else has commented on whether running siporax in a reactor is not necessarily more efficient than running siporax in a sump, such as in a basket or DIY egg crate box. For instance, I am wondering whether the active/passive distinction is less significant with siporax (which would seem to make sense) than it is with carbon or GFO. Thanks, Rick |
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I think it would be so helpful to understand more about advantages if any with a reactor and to also understand how flow rates in or out of a reactor effect its nitrate reducing potential. It seems that low flow rates might improve performance dramatically but as far as I know the evidence is empirical. |
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I have some just sitting in a basket in my sump. I might stack it up in a reactor and test the output...
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Yeah its in their FAQ here
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If i don't get this denitrator into a happy/stable mode i'll be giving the siporax a try but run flow not so slow to try stay away from whats happening in there. At the moment it looks like the lion can be tamed by how much carbons being dosed but still some time needed to see if that's going to work. |
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It can be fun to experiment and try different things. I dose nitrate to keep levels in check at 1.0 - 2.5. I have a lot of Siporax. 25 liters in fact for just a 160gal system. It's sold as 25L package on eBay.
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so I added 10l of siporax on Monday to my sump, I added it under my skimmer but left around 4 inches above it for my skimmer and 1 inch under it. Is this a fine area for it?
Also I am thinking of buying another 10L to add or do you think 10L is fine for my 180gallon DT? my nitrates are very high at the moment.
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