How to avoid killing SPS when running biopellets

[Ostri]

My tank is about 2 months old. It's still relatively new and I have several acro frags in there. I've heard many bad stories of running Biopellets and I just received my Reef Octopus 1000S reactor.

I'm curious about how I should run it to avoid causing STN/RTN on SPS corals... Any tips or suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[vinhle00]

This worked for me. Dont let Alk pass 7 or burn tips/stn, Feed a lot and have a good fish stock sps tend to pale and starve while running BP, start with 50% or less the recommended biopellets.

 

[SkullV]

I use biopellets as more of a buffer than a reducer so I use about 1/4 the recommended amount. I still use Phosguard/GFO and have Chaeto. Alk is right around 8.3 but someimtes gets closer to 9 or lower to around 8. Never had any issues.

 

[Ostri]

This worked for me. Dont let Alk pass 7 or burn tips/stn, Feed a lot and have a good fish stock sps tend to pale and starve while running BP, start with 50% or less the recommended biopellets.

I'm not running BP but my corals are very pale under 8bulb T5 for some reason. Maybe it's because the tank is only 2 months old. But I do feed my fish a lot...

 

[ClownMan727]

Have a quality skimmer rated for your tank. I am only using a 1/4 dose and is keeping nitrates around 2ppm. Alk is 9.5dkh calc.430ppm mag 1350ppm temp 78-81 Saltinity 1.025. If you do use them start slow.

 

[vinhle00]

I'm not running BP but my corals are very pale under 8bulb T5 for some reason. Maybe it's because the tank is only 2 months old. But I do feed my fish a lot...

I agree Two months is relatively young for Acros. If it were me i would wait and let the tank mature a bit more before thinking about adding the biopellet because it might just furthur completecate things.

Another thing is to soak the biopellets for a few days in tank water before use. also my LPS did not like the Low nrutient at all. They growed very slow and colors were pale. Just something to think about.

 

[Flagg37]

i agree two months is relatively young for acros. If it were me i would wait and let the tank mature a bit more before thinking about adding the biopellet because it might just furthur completecate things.

Another thing is to soak the biopellets for a few days in tank water before use. Also my lps did not like the low nrutient at all. They growed very slow and colors were pale. Just something to think about.

+1

 

[russ13]

I used bio pellets on my nano 30 gallon with great success, but I have read many stories of tanks crashing with them. I think if you're using them to try to solve s problem like a huge algae bloom they can change your tank chemistry to fast and cause your tank harm. Anytime something happens fast in a reef tank it's usually not a good thing. In that case you would want to star with a small amount and slowly increase the amount.


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[kellerexpress]

I think the key is getting a recirculating reactor, that way you can control how much the pellets effect the tank. If things are looking a little too 'clean' then you can back off easily.