Sump VS. Driftwood?

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• Dec 12, 2008

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I currently have a sump for my filtration and it has bio balls. When I switch over to FW, I was thinking of using small pieces of driftwood in the bio balls place. This would be for the bacteria to live and reproduce. Would this work or should I just use the bio balls?

 

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• Dec 12, 2008

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I would leave the bio balls in. You would get some bacteria on the wood but the bio balls have more surface area for the bacteria.

 

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• Dec 12, 2008

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Bioballs are great for FW also.

 

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• Dec 13, 2008

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Yep, use the bio-balls. I use bio-max in a "sump" for my freshwater tank and have the driftwood in the tank. The bacteria will pretty much grow everywhere (e.g., plants, driftwood, substrate, bio-media), so you should be just fine.

 

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• Dec 13, 2008

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Bio balls would be better IMO...plus, you already have them.

 

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Yes, stick with the bio-balls.

 

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I also have some driftwood in my FW tank and Bio-balls in my sump.