Mr. Saltwater Tank

Posts Tagged ‘bioload’

Terrible Advice Tuesdays: What to Watch For When Adding Corals To Your Saltwater Tank

Terrible Advice Tuesdays: When you add corals to your tank, you have to wait for your tank to go through another cycle due to the added bioload.

The rest of the story: Corals very likely add some, repeat, SOME bioload …

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Terrible advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Hermit Crabs Are The Natural Polluter

Terrible advice Tuesdays: Hermit crabs add to your bioload. Less hermits means you can have more fish.

The rest of the story: Do hermit crabs produce waste. Very likely. However, the amount of waste hermit crabs produce is small…very small, …

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Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): More Hermits, Less Fish?

Terrible advice Tuesdays: Hermit crabs add to your bioload. Therefore, you should limit the number of hermit crabs you have in your tank so you can have more fish.

The rest of the story: Hermit crabs likely add some (emphasis …

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