Zero Nitrate, Phosphate and Algae Free method

[GoldfishAdmin]

Santimonica from salt water world recently found a way to keep water ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and algae free. The method is very simple. All you have to do is grow algae in proper place and algae will absorb ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and phosphate from tank water. Here is the link to his article (Algae Scrubber).

Food --> fish --> Organic Nitrate, Organic Phosphate.

Organic Nitrate, Organic Phosphate --> Bacteria --> Inorganic Nitrate, Inorganic Phosphate.

Inorganic Nitrate, Inorganic Phosphate --> Algae --> Oxygen


Please post your pics of how you build it, the growth day by day, and your nitrate and phosphate readings, so we can all see how you are doing!

[Ajno]

I saw that on Monsterfish keepers. Seems like it works pretty well.

[Fishguy2727]

I have seen some people setup plant pots next to their tank that do the same thing. They run water through it and the plants do the same thing an algae scrubber will. A heavily planted sump/refugium can also do this. There are tons of options for this. A constant water change system is pretty much the best thing you can do for your fish as far as water quality goes.

[Ichthius]

Algae scrubbers are old school but they work wonders. My pond is an above ground box with a liner in it. In the spring and fall the sides get nice growths of hair algae. When I do very large water changes I use a 6 inch wide plastic drywall mud knife to scrape the sides. I can get gallons of concentrated muck.

It's a great way to export both nitrogen and carbon out of the system.

[demdamdemekins]

bakki shower = giant algae scrubber?

[small_ranchu]

Originally Posted by demdamdemekins

bakki shower = giant algae scrubber?

Bakki is still a mystery though. Nobody know how Nitrate disappear in Bakki. But we all know algae consume ammonia, nitrite and nitrate in algae scrubber.

[small_ranchu]

I have scrubber for a month and I get some decent results.

First of all, I have 3 ranchus in 90(I know), heavy feeding and Nitrate at the end of the week is 10 PPM. I do 90% water change weekly though.

And Brown algae on the glass of tank is significantly reduced.

So far I am happy with my setting.

[Guenther]

Originally Posted by Fishguy2727

I have seen some people setup plant pots next to their tank that do the same thing.

Some years ago, I did this. Here is a picture.



In the pot are Epipremnum pinnatum (the German name is Efeutute) and Lysimachia nummularia (the German name is Pfennigkraut).
The Epipremnum pinnatum grow up between 3 an 4 meters after a few months.
Lysimachia grows on land and in water - in this pot from the pot into the water.
All these plants reduced the nitrates, but not enough for a well stocked goldfish tank.

Originally Posted by Fishguy2727

A constant water change system is pretty much the best thing you can do for your fish as far as water quality goes.

Yes, it is!