cromedogg33
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This question goes out to all those subastantially smarter than I :wavehand:
I have a fairly new 180g tank that I chose to run bio-pellets on and seed with a bottle of bacteria with dry sand/rock.
I'm having some discussions on some other build threads that are very similar to mine.
We are all having some mixed results as to algae control etc.
I guess my questions about the pellets and bacteria is....
-Why should we continue to dose bactera if it's already colonized on the pellets?
-Where does the bacteria go if we are having a need to add more? (I understand the skimmer may pull some out)
-If I stop dosing bacteria, cyano appears to explode. I know that the bacteria is outcompeting cyano while dosing...which leads back to the other 2 questions.
-Some people running pellets are not dosing bacteria at all with no cyano issues.
Sorry if this seems long winded and convoluted. I'm beginning to think I may need to add different strands/brands of bacteria to add to the diversity of my tank.
Thanks for the help in advance.
I have a fairly new 180g tank that I chose to run bio-pellets on and seed with a bottle of bacteria with dry sand/rock.
I'm having some discussions on some other build threads that are very similar to mine.
We are all having some mixed results as to algae control etc.
I guess my questions about the pellets and bacteria is....
-Why should we continue to dose bactera if it's already colonized on the pellets?
-Where does the bacteria go if we are having a need to add more? (I understand the skimmer may pull some out)
-If I stop dosing bacteria, cyano appears to explode. I know that the bacteria is outcompeting cyano while dosing...which leads back to the other 2 questions.
-Some people running pellets are not dosing bacteria at all with no cyano issues.
Sorry if this seems long winded and convoluted. I'm beginning to think I may need to add different strands/brands of bacteria to add to the diversity of my tank.
Thanks for the help in advance.