should i keep the bioballs

[AlienAnchovies]

i just bought a used 10 gallon aquaclear wet dry from a friend for $50 and it came with a mess load of bioballs, i was wondering if i should use them or ditch them
also im sticking it on my 20 tall i dont know if this will be a problem,or not seeing as it has a hang on overflow

[gcantu]

Ditch them! Nitrate factory!!!

[AlienAnchovies]

cool beans, i'll fill it with live rock, ill take pictures too

[Henry]

bioballs require regular maintence. They will become nitrate factories if they are not washed and cleaned. I would not recommend, I would prefer live rock rubble instead of the bioballs.

Henry

[Markster]

What about Biochem stars?

[GaryP]

The stars are really the same thing, they just have more surface area for bacterial growth as compared to bioballs.

I did a recent artial on using bioballs in Seascope that is fairly introducing. I must say that their results are contrary to my experience but that was before I started using a DSB.

Here is the link.

http://www.marineland.com/seascope/ss2003_issue2.pdf

Gary