acroholicreefer
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Who all uses Biopellets for Nutrient Reduction? Any Feedback?
Biopellets for Nutrient Reduction?
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MammothReefer
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I did for the first 6 months of my tank. I was happy. However I found I could achieve the same results without them so I stopped running them. (i have a lot less fish now) If I were to increase the bioload again I wouldn't hesitate to put them back on. I was using the WM pellets.
acroholicreefer
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What brand is everybody using?
rogerwilco357
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how much media are you guys using ?
fishguy597
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Don't you have to have a lower alk level when running this? Is it a 7dkh? Just wondering thx.
Finland
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I keep mine at 8- 8.5. I have heard that higher alk (10 -11) can cause issues, but since I always have mine lower I can't verify this.
rowdy29can
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I am user BRS type and will never stop. Great stuff!
bobssecrtsn
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thinking about using WM pellets on my nano, switching out gfo/chemipure to pellets.. we'll see how it turns out.
oh btw my nano is a full SPS. 30 g
oh btw my nano is a full SPS. 30 g
dowtish
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I have been using Warner Marine's EcoBak since the beginning of my current setup. 17 months now. I have a heavy bio load and feed 3-4 times a day. Have never had any nitrates, and my phos will creep up to 0.08 if I dont do a water change for 3 weeks. But if I do a weekly 5 gallon WC, it stays at 0.03. I run about 500ml on a 120 gallon total water vol. system.
I am a true believer! Just be aware that adding them to an existing system, you will want to add a 1/4 of the suggested amount, then run them for 3-4 weeks and slowly add more. A lot of people add them to an existing system. Put in the full amount and crank it up. First they see a bacterial bloom which causes cloudiness in the tank, and then the tank is suddenly stripped of nitrates and phosphates so quickly that corals have a bad reaction. So like anything else in this hobby, you have to acclimate these to your system slowly.
I am a true believer! Just be aware that adding them to an existing system, you will want to add a 1/4 of the suggested amount, then run them for 3-4 weeks and slowly add more. A lot of people add them to an existing system. Put in the full amount and crank it up. First they see a bacterial bloom which causes cloudiness in the tank, and then the tank is suddenly stripped of nitrates and phosphates so quickly that corals have a bad reaction. So like anything else in this hobby, you have to acclimate these to your system slowly.
reefkeeper125
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I have also been using ecobak pellets by warner marine for a little while. They are great. I use to get really bad algae out breaks if i did not do weekly water changes of 20%. Since I have been runniung ecobak I have not had any algae out breaks and have even gone as long as 3 weeks without water changes and still dont have a problem.
pimp2daizzo
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ive been running them for two months on a friends tank and i have yet to see any change in trates its a 150 g system and im running a bag and a half of the tlf pellets
dowtish
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A lot of it's effectiveness comes from how the pellets are tumbling. You want a nice slow tumble. The faster they are running, the bacteria dont really have a chance to colonize. Therefore less results.
