live rock and nitrate reduction

[Jeff]

found this thread on reef central with some interesting thoughts http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1155516

[Ping]

I talked with Dr Hovanac for about 2 hours at the Dr's Foster and Smith Conference. He is an expert in denitrification. His theories are based on "sound" science.

I am still writing a few papers and when done, a summary of his lecture and our conversation will be posted in the Library section.

[erikharrison]

s-w-e-e-t. Peter, I cannot wait to read it!

[Ping]

And do not get rid of your live rock just yet. He did not say live rock is not a filter. He just has a thorough understanding of how it works. The thread on RC is typical in our hobby.

[erikharrison]

From what I understood, essentially surface area is everything, and that less of the breakdown is occuring inside the rock as previously believed?

[Ping]

current, lighting and shade, all have an effect.

[Jeff]

i can't wait to see your write up pete.

[cbianco]

Why doesn't he mention WC as a source of nitrate reduction? Although inefficient, it gets the job done. Maybe I should just wait for Ping's paper to be finished.

Christopher