i float 7 bio balls inside my salt water 40 gals long they spin all over the place and oxygen and surface skimming i think it does benefit reef

Hi James, just trying to find some info on Bio Balls. I use them in a trickle filter, but am thinking of having them completely submerged with air pumping through them. How do you use yours?

Queensland Australia. Semi tropical, yes lots of Papaya and bananas, very sweet, I pour all the bloody water from de-frosted meat onto them, being careful not to overload the system with nitrates

It is also good for skin cancer. I use the juice I makes a skin conditioner 2-3 times a day as iWork outside all the time, great hair conditioner as well just leave it in.

@@CEDARVALE54 Hair conditioner! Now, that I can use! I had a friend with gallbladder issues that drank the juice daily. I tried it. Yuck! LOL!

You do not need a lot of balls. They are only there to provide surface are for the bacteria to convert the nitrates to nitrite. The fish poo sinks to the bottom and sits on top of the bio-balls. The top 2 layers of balls are full of poo, the bottom ones are clear of poo. I have shade cloth hung into the tank attached to the top of the sides and the balls are in there, the water flows over the sides that hang down about 12". I have about 1500-2000 balls in there. I have 1500 fish in the system. I paid about au$105 for 2000 balls. They last forever

@@CEDARVALE54 Thank you Regina for responding. I think I found something a little bit cheaper than the bio-balls. Those plastic pot scrubbers that are made out of mesh are 6 for $1 at our dollar store. They are bigger than the balls. www.amazon.com/Round-Nylon-Scrubber-Scouring-Scrub/dp/B0773VZ2P4?th=1 Some are made of nylon. Some are made of polypropylene. Either way, they should be safe for the fish and I won't have to pay shipping! We are supposed to get rain tonight and tomorrow and we finally got the pond built. Haven't got the liner fastened down, we'll wait until we get enough water in there before we fasten the top of the liner. 8' (2.4384 meters) x 8' (2.4384 meters) x 20 inches (50.8 cm). deep. We'll build a bigger one, hopefully for catfish. I think catfish like it deeper. And a grow out channel for the baby crayfish (marbled). I'll probably grow rice in it and let them eat the leftover roots and stuff. I'm not allowed to have your Australian Crayfish without a permit and it has to be in a building to make sure they can't escape! LOL I suppose that means hurricane proof!

The pot scrubbers may break into tiny pieces after a while and be ingested by the fish, they should work well with a high bio-logical surface area, the balls are UV treated. Just a thought. Here in Australia some of our vegetables come in plastic mesh bags which you could also use . Nice size pool you are building. My pools are deeper one end.

@@CEDARVALE54 Thanks Regina...you wouldn't believe it! I went to the stores to get them and they were out of stock chain wide! None of their stores had them, LOL! Oh well...any thoughts on using shade cloth? I've got plenty of that. It's UV protected, knitted.

about 6-8 months depending on the size of your pond. They were once the most popular eating fish until someone made them into pets

Thank you so much for your response!

having the commercial system for 25 years very successfully I may know what I am doing, and know when to leave things alone

OK. Just for the record, I meant no offence.

SORRY I took so long. I have just one 90mm diameter outlet near the top which is enough My driveway has not improved

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all put to good use

No, bananas do not like to sit in water submerged you can plant them on the edge above the water line. My bananas were in 300mm (12") pots, I planted them so the bottom was 1" in the water the rest was above the water line. I used fine coconut fibber in the pot it is a good wicking material. 2 times a week I pour water over the top in summer. I hope this helps.Regina

Yes I found Bio-balls a great success, I use gravel 20mm for the bananas and paw paw trees in the system, the main growing area is float mats, so a variety of methods for different plants thank you Regina

I have states this in other videos, Floot. I am constantly learning new ways and experimenting with larger plants, I am now growing Taros on the float mats, when they are larger I will upload a video how it worked for me......cheers Regina

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Yes Have done that where I can, most of the water comes off neighbours property uphill thank you though

Thank you for your suggestion. I will make that my next video with same flash backs

THANK YOU

I grow vegetables in them, either using cups that fit into the holes, or, float trays on top of the rafts with coir coco nut fiber to grow larger plants that then float ontop of the water and the moisture wicks up

gold fish were once the most popular fish to eat, until someone made them into pets.

no, I have jade perch and cat fish as well

+MsTokies I buy a commercial fish food because I also have native fish and crayfish in the pool. Also throw lucern pellets and chaff in about once every 2--3 months that settle on the bottom for the bottom feeders

REGINA LUKOSZEK is that like alfalfa?

MsTokies Yes, it is alfalfa. all the fish like it sinks to the bottom and re-hydrates.. I also have crayfish that live on the bottom.