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Old 05-19-2008, 12:11 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by boozeman View Post
Using Aiptasia as a means of nutrient export is discussed in one of the Delbeek/Sprung books, where it is also suggested to use a UV after the culture tank to prevent the introduction back into the display.
Instead of using Aiptasia, on my system I personally would utilize greater skimming capacity but at only select moments (i.e. turn the skimmer off most of the time) and huge water changes (50% volume) at regular intervals.

I reallly wonder what their capibility to remove nutrients actually is: Mass for mass, how many nutrients (inorganic phosphate, nitrate, or organic particulate) does one aiptasia actually consume?
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