I’m going to have to watch every video. I love good science. Could you link an actual plenum tank being set up? Thank you for all the education. My beautiful goldfish thanks you too.
Could you use trace elements that are used in gardening be use to replace elements exhausted by the aquarium? It's just a silly question out of interest. I will send some pictures and info through to you once our new aquarium has a running time of 3 to 4 months, to give you an idea of its progress using your complete system using a slow moving Plenum and BCB's in the sump.
I've been working on my 75 gal setup. I was able to get those plates for it. I added some material under the plenum. As shown in your 90gal setup I'm also excited to have a similar layer of clay and laterite under my sand. This has worked really well for me in my 36gal. I'm excited to see the results in a larger aquarium!
This video is really great for me as it clears up many of my logical thinking. I have always wondered how negative charged nitrates gets attracted into the negative charged BCBs[ I've asked that question many years ago]Negative charged ions should repel each other. Diffusion is what is pulling nitrates into the BCBs besides convection flows. So as Dr. Novak had so painstakingly pointed out BCB had 3 'forces' :- ionic,diffusion and convection. BCBs will take a very much longer time[a year or two?] to clog.One just has to simply lift up the BCBs and put it back[no disassembling]. I think I saw that in one of the older videos. Really great, Dr Novak rocks! lol
I have learned SO MUCH from you, Dr. Novak! You are helping so many people and impacting the hobby, more than you will ever know ~ I am seeing more and more interest, about your work and plenums, on other blogs and forums ~ Thank you, Sir!
In one of your previous videos you mentioned the ratio of fish to plant requirements for proper balance. Can you give an approximate PCB size to fish ratio? Example: 10 6inch discus = PCB size?
Dr. Novak, i recent set up an anoxic under gravel filter plate plenum on my 10 gallon tank. However, i noticed lots of trapped air and air bubblea in the layers of the kitty litter mainly. Is this a concern? I am unaire whether the water is flowing or not. I dont know if i should re do it woth a looser mesh? Anyone know what I should do?
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@Kevin Novak Ph.D. Kitty litter made whith bentonite and and montmorillonite clays, could be usefull? We are trying to find correct materials for BCB baskets in Argentina.
I won't pretend to speak for Dr Novak. But bentonite and and montmorillonite clays are essentially the same type of clay formed from volcanic ash. As long as the kitty litter you are looking at contains no dyes, perfumes, or other chemicals (100% baked clay) it should be okay to use for your BCB baskets.
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@@annalee7403 thanks a lot for your assistance. In another comment, Dr. Novak warned me that the problem is that they are not baked. Then I asked him if natural zeolite that aquarium brands sell, wich has a negative electric charge and stays very solid in water, could be used replacing the Kitty litter, but he didn't answer. What do you think about this?
@ You're welcome. I don't have experience with zeolite in a freshwater system for the purposes you intend. I have used it and still do in salt water systems for a different purpose. So I don't feel qualified to answer your question. I have done a cursory search and it appears that zeolite will work. You might want to give it a try, and let us all know. It would help a bunch of people, i think.
@ He replied to me earlier yes it can be used, challenge with Zeolite is it releases ammonia when you add salt to water, so if you ever need to add salt to the tank to treat the fish that will be an issue
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@@sakleo8 Excellent thanks! I'm going to try it that way and keep in mind the caution with salt. did you do it?
Dear Dr. Novak, I'm from India and would like to setup a slow moving plenum with clay but I'm unable to find non clumping Kitty litter. It would be really grateful if u could help me in finding alternatives in India so that I can be the flag beared here to spread the better way to filtration. I see a lot of hobbyists spending money on expensive fishes and loosing them over time just like I lost my interest for sometime after loosing my Precious Frontosa colony. But your videos have rekindled my spark to get back into the hobby with the use of Anoxic filter. Looking forward to your reply Thanks and Regards Jayant R
If you’re going to make a slow moving Plenum in your aquarium you don’t necessarily have to use kitty litter. Watch my video and see how I made it and see if you can replicate what I did in my video. One person used entirely Fluval fluorite red and made his plenum out of that. The pictures I show in my new video are of his tanks from New York and he has no kitty litter in those tanks.
@@jayantr2099 I tried hard to find kitty litter with no luck. If you're in South try to find industrial absorbents made of baked clay granules. It's the same stuff. Or make a plenum. I'm from India.
Where are you buying those from, I was able to get one last year and I have set it up couple of months ago, it will take another few months to show results. I want to set up one more in another tank, however now i cannot find a decent one online
@@sakleo8 Flipkart. It's for 605 INR shipped. Good value. Each plate is 5.5x11.5". Depending on your tank size you might have to buy more than one. One pack comes with 4 of those plates.
@@rockfella27 Thanks, for some reason they do not show at the top of the search, however on scrolling found an Aquadyne one i already used earlier, bought that, Are you referring to the Boyu one
I guess the question you should be asking is to a saltwater hobbiest why they are not using it? I mean if it’s as good as seacem claims it is you would think every salt water hobbyist would be using it and they would not be running into the problems that they have to this very day. If it were as great as they claim, also why are people still using algae scrubbers in saltwater aquarium‘s and not using purigen?
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums I thought you might know what the substance actually is. I am a freshwater hobbiest and I use purigen, it makes my water very clear but lowers my redox value. I want to rectify this
@@alecthenice8115 that’s strange because they claim it will raise your redox and not lower it. Another thing I thought was a little funny with the product is a lot of people use that product along with Carbon still.
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums purigen definitely absorbs Ca and Mg... possibly more since it's not clear what the media is doing other than making the water clear. Idk what the purpose of carbon in addition would be either and I don't regularly run it.
Thank you for another excellent presentation, doctor. Moreover, thank you for your kind comments on my comments on your last video. I could not read all of what you said nor reply to you there because the comments were removed for some reason, but I appreciate much what I could read.
@@joshuaewalker There's a bloke in Australia that runs BCBs on his discus tanks most are bare bottom with no plants even he says the system works..... I started my experiment with BCBs 3weeks ago Tank info 250ltr 7 discus growing out from 2.5", 5 Molly's, 6 Rams, 6 Corys 1bristle nose feeding five times a day. I do have some plants not a lot I WC 40% every other day nitrates before WC 40/50ppm 30ppm out my tap. If you are right and Kevin is wrong then my nitrates could never drop below my source I will run the test and post my results for all to see.
You are very welcome. You are a good hobbiest and I will not allow a troll to be condescending to my Wonderfull viewers. So I pulled him for good. If he thinks he is so great then invent a better system and give that information to the world like I did. It's not so easy as people think when you are not a large company to do so. If you have any more troubles let me know are maybe you can become a mediator for my channel. That would be nice.
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums Thank you very much again, Dr Novak. It means a lot to me. Yes, keyboard warriors are boastful and courageous. Not so much in real life. Well, boastful, still. And if I am reading this correctly, I would be more than honoured to become a mediator for your channel. Thank you for asking.
BRAVO Dr. Novak!
I’m going to have to watch every video. I love good science. Could you link an actual plenum tank being set up? Thank you for all the education. My beautiful goldfish thanks you too.
Hello dr. Novak! Nice to see your video activity back! Long life to the Anoxic Filtration!
Could you use trace elements that are used in gardening be use to replace elements exhausted by the aquarium? It's just a silly question out of interest. I will send some pictures and info through to you once our new aquarium has a running time of 3 to 4 months, to give you an idea of its progress using your complete system using a slow moving Plenum and BCB's in the sump.
I've been working on my 75 gal setup. I was able to get those plates for it. I added some material under the plenum. As shown in your 90gal setup
I'm also excited to have a similar layer of clay and laterite under my sand. This has worked really well for me in my 36gal. I'm excited to see the results in a larger aquarium!
This video is really great for me as it clears up many of my logical thinking. I have always wondered how negative charged nitrates gets attracted into the negative charged BCBs[ I've asked that question many years ago]Negative charged ions should repel each other. Diffusion is what is pulling nitrates into the BCBs besides convection flows. So as Dr. Novak had so painstakingly pointed out BCB had 3 'forces' :- ionic,diffusion and convection. BCBs will take a very much longer time[a year or two?] to clog.One just has to simply lift up the BCBs and put it back[no disassembling]. I think I saw that in one of the older videos. Really great, Dr Novak rocks! lol
Thanks, now you are getting to the core of how it works.
I have learned SO MUCH from you, Dr. Novak! You are helping so many people and impacting the hobby, more than you will ever know ~ I am seeing more and more interest, about your work and plenums, on other blogs and forums ~ Thank you, Sir!
15:10 what is the maximum water velocity at which no polymers are formed in the plenum by the bacteria?
Keep up the good work Doc.
Thanks, will do!
I can't wait to try my 1st Anoxic filtration set-up. I'm just waiting on the laterite I ordered online.
From the feedback I’ve been getting everybody likes it.
Been using plenum in my 15gal tank. Will make plenums in my 2pcs 5gal tank.
In one of your previous videos you mentioned the ratio of fish to plant requirements for proper balance. Can you give an approximate PCB size to fish ratio? Example: 10 6inch discus = PCB size?
Dr. Novak, i recent set up an anoxic under gravel filter plate plenum on my 10 gallon tank. However, i noticed lots of trapped air and air bubblea in the layers of the kitty litter mainly. Is this a concern? I am unaire whether the water is flowing or not. I dont know if i should re do it woth a looser mesh? Anyone know what I should do?
@Kevin Novak Ph.D. Kitty litter made whith bentonite and and montmorillonite clays, could be usefull? We are trying to find correct materials for BCB baskets in Argentina.
I won't pretend to speak for Dr Novak. But bentonite and and montmorillonite clays are essentially the same type of clay formed from volcanic ash. As long as the kitty litter you are looking at contains no dyes, perfumes, or other chemicals (100% baked clay) it should be okay to use for your BCB baskets.
@@annalee7403 thanks a lot for your assistance. In another comment, Dr. Novak warned me that the problem is that they are not baked. Then I asked him if natural zeolite that aquarium brands sell, wich has a negative electric charge and stays very solid in water, could be used replacing the Kitty litter, but he didn't answer. What do you think about this?
@ You're welcome. I don't have experience with zeolite in a freshwater system for the purposes you intend. I have used it and still do in salt water systems for a different purpose. So I don't feel qualified to answer your question. I have done a cursory search and it appears that zeolite will work. You might want to give it a try, and let us all know. It would help a bunch of people, i think.
@ He replied to me earlier yes it can be used, challenge with Zeolite is it releases ammonia when you add salt to water, so if you ever need to add salt to the tank to treat the fish that will be an issue
@@sakleo8 Excellent thanks! I'm going to try it that way and keep in mind the caution with salt. did you do it?
Can I use a plenum with a moving bed sump or will I be better off with installing a BCB in my sump? Thanks you for all your work
You can try it but if you see your nitrates and phosphates just will not start coming down then maybe you’ll switch over to a BCB.
Dear Dr. Novak,
I'm from India and would like to setup a slow moving plenum with clay but I'm unable to find non clumping Kitty litter. It would be really grateful if u could help me in finding alternatives in India so that I can be the flag beared here to spread the better way to filtration. I see a lot of hobbyists spending money on expensive fishes and loosing them over time just like I lost my interest for sometime after loosing my Precious Frontosa colony. But your videos have rekindled my spark to get back into the hobby with the use of Anoxic filter.
Looking forward to your reply
Thanks and Regards
Jayant R
If you’re going to make a slow moving Plenum in your aquarium you don’t necessarily have to use kitty litter. Watch my video and see how I made it and see if you can replicate what I did in my video. One person used entirely Fluval fluorite red and made his plenum out of that. The pictures I show in my new video are of his tanks from New York and he has no kitty litter in those tanks.
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums Certainly will go through it and try it and will also certainly share this
@@jayantr2099 good would like to hear your outcome.
@@jayantr2099 I tried hard to find kitty litter with no luck. If you're in South try to find industrial absorbents made of baked clay granules. It's the same stuff. Or make a plenum. I'm from India.
@@rockfella27 Did you find these industrial absorbents in India, what is the trade name they go by.
My undergravel filter was just delivered. 2 more on its way. Can't way to set up a plenum.
Good keep me up to date
Where are you buying those from, I was able to get one last year and I have set it up couple of months ago, it will take another few months to show results. I want to set up one more in another tank, however now i cannot find a decent one online
@@sakleo8 Flipkart. It's for 605 INR shipped. Good value. Each plate is 5.5x11.5". Depending on your tank size you might have to buy more than one. One pack comes with 4 of those plates.
@@rockfella27 Thanks, for some reason they do not show at the top of the search, however on scrolling found an Aquadyne one i already used earlier, bought that, Are you referring to the Boyu one
@@sakleo8 No. It's DoPhin KWZONE Aquarium Under Gravel Filter. Black color. Out of stock now. Keep an eye on it.
Do you know what purigen is?
I guess the question you should be asking is to a saltwater hobbiest why they are not using it? I mean if it’s as good as seacem claims it is you would think every salt water hobbyist would be using it and they would not be running into the problems that they have to this very day. If it were as great as they claim, also why are people still using algae scrubbers in saltwater aquarium‘s and not using purigen?
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums I thought you might know what the substance actually is. I am a freshwater hobbiest and I use purigen, it makes my water very clear but lowers my redox value. I want to rectify this
@@alecthenice8115 that’s strange because they claim it will raise your redox and not lower it. Another thing I thought was a little funny with the product is a lot of people use that product along with Carbon still.
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums purigen definitely absorbs Ca and Mg... possibly more since it's not clear what the media is doing other than making the water clear. Idk what the purpose of carbon in addition would be either and I don't regularly run it.
@@alecthenice8115 Check their website. It's very clearly stated what it does.
i like it
I like to use a water pump instead of the siphon
That's great. I have a pump for it too. How do you get rid of poop and other dirt ?
Thank you for another excellent presentation, doctor. Moreover, thank you for your kind comments on my comments on your last video. I could not read all of what you said nor reply to you there because the comments were removed for some reason, but I appreciate much what I could read.
@@joshuaewalker There's a bloke in Australia that runs BCBs on his discus tanks most are bare bottom with no plants even he says the system works..... I started my experiment with BCBs 3weeks ago
Tank info
250ltr 7 discus growing out from 2.5", 5 Molly's, 6 Rams, 6 Corys 1bristle nose feeding five times a day.
I do have some plants not a lot I WC 40% every other day nitrates before WC 40/50ppm 30ppm out my tap.
If you are right and Kevin is wrong then my nitrates could never drop below my source
I will run the test and post my results for all to see.
You are very welcome. You are a good hobbiest and I will not allow a troll to be condescending to my Wonderfull viewers. So I pulled him for good. If he thinks he is so great then invent a better system and give that information to the world like I did. It's not so easy as people think when you are not a large company to do so. If you have any more troubles let me know are maybe you can become a mediator for my channel. That would be nice.
@@anoxicfiltrationplenums Thank you very much again, Dr Novak. It means a lot to me. Yes, keyboard warriors are boastful and courageous. Not so much in real life. Well, boastful, still. And if I am reading this correctly, I would be more than honoured to become a mediator for your channel. Thank you for asking.