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Sorry if this has been discussed before but my skimmer has been collecting some green coloured liquid instead of the supposed darkbrown kopis. :sick: Is it normal?

Has been gg on for the past 2 weeks.

Currently only has 2 super small anthias,LRs and some mangroves(sump).

Has been cycling tank for a month.Frequent water change at least once a week

- using denitrator with bioballs.has a few backs of biorings in sump as well.

- Red Sea salt ( but aldy change to back to Tropic Marin after sudden nitrate increase to 30).

I\ve read somewhere bioballs are called 'nitrate factory'...is it true?

If its true,what is the best/cost-saving media can i chuck in my denitrator?

Thanks for all input :bow:

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im no experienced reefer but, green waste probably coral food? u dose coral food? just my 2cents.. :lol:

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Hi bro,

Different skimmers and different tank conditions will produce different colored skimmate. Getting green colour skimate should not be a cause of alarm, neither should you be overly concern in getting 'kopi' skimmate. I only get 'kopi' skimmate when my tank is not doing well or I have overfed, the rest of the time, I only get 'teh-o poh'. Hehe :eyebrow:

Bio-balls will become nitrate factory if you allow detritus to build up. Also, do note that nitrate is the end product of nitrifications whereby the more harmful ammonia and nitrite is being converted into the less harmful nitrates. So if ammonia and nitrite are plenty, you will still get high nitrates.

HTH ;)

Sorry if this has been discussed before but my skimmer has been collecting some green coloured liquid instead of the supposed darkbrown kopis. :sick: Is it normal?

Has been gg on for the past 2 weeks.

Currently only has 2 super small anthias,LRs and some mangroves(sump).

Has been cycling tank for a month.Frequent water change at least once a week

- using denitrator with bioballs.has a few backs of biorings in sump as well.

- Red Sea salt ( but aldy change to back to Tropic Marin after sudden nitrate increase to 30).

I\ve read somewhere bioballs are called 'nitrate factory'...is it true?

If its true,what is the best/cost-saving media can i chuck in my denitrator?

Thanks for all input :bow:

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