Can k1 completely replace LR?

yogoshio

yogoshio

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When the time comes for the 240/300, the plan is to have artificial coral or skeletons in there. No or incredibly limited rock will be involved, and I have not decided about what to do with having sand or not.

I currently plan on having a skimmer, fuge, and a 40br converted to a k1 reactor with (most likely) more k1 than I'll actually need.

With this in mind, will a heavily stocked tank that size be ok? To give you an idea of how much k1 I intend on having, this is the video that showed me how to convert the 40 br:
[video=youtube;FzY7PZycmc4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FzY7PZycmc4[/video]

I plan on 4-5 gallons if I've done the math right. But anyway, will this with the above be enough?
 
What's he mean by air? Do you have to inject an air source even with that much tumble? Is it because he put a lid on the bed area? Very cool.
 
A skimmer rated for 300-350 gallons. Still considering a DIY recirc with a either a sicce or bubble magus and a 5g water jug. I've seen a few on 3-500 gallon systems. But, still yes, a skimmer.

And, technically you don't have to add air, but it does take a lot of oxygen out of the water. since there will be two sumps and a big skimmer along with a good amount of surface agitation, I'm not too concerned about it.
 
I think having anything completely replace live rock is a bad idea. K1 is simply a surface for bacteria to grow. It doesnt support critters, sponge, algae, etc... These things are critical. As a bacterial filter, id say it works **** well. So do fluidized sand beds, or any other bio-filter that is not exposed to air (drip filters suck). My question would be, what is the point of the K1 filter? This is intended for large aquariums. This could be nice on a azox tank... but other than some specific task, it seems rather pointless.
 
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