N P Biopellets and SPS tanks

[sneaton]

running biopellets for 6 weeks and these things are magical...:lmao:....havent done a water change and numbers are spot on....i can feed my tank constantly....i was never able to get below 15 ppm nitrate buts is been 0 since the 4th day of pellets...:bigeyes:

 

[SeabassSA]

I also feed rod's food quite heavily. My fish are all fat and happy, lol.

Heard that his food is great, not available in SA at the moment

I think that a person could start off with a smaller amount of pellets on a system that is established. One could also introduce them slowly by adding them to the system in a carbon bag for example in a high flow area for a month, just ensure you inspect them from time to time so that you don't end up with a sulphur build up. Can manually move the pellets each day by giving the bag a squeeze and you will ensure that the pellets get saturated. This will help in that when eventually added to a reactor they don't float to the top and clog things up.

My experience is that they are very effective but extremely abrasive, have had a lot of my SPS brown out and loss of polyp extension (I don't attribute this fully to NP pellets as we have had floods lately and have not been able to do my regular water changes) but am sure it has been a shock to the tank to have these pellets in my tank.

I am hoping my tank will adapt to the new chemical profile of the setup as this method of n & p reduction / control is in my opinion very cost effective.

My opinion only - only been using the pellets for about 1 month. The reason I started using them, well after two or so years in the hobby I bought a green cap and was given a bunch of stags and digi's. I want what is best for them.

B4 I started

My cap

Digi with color

Tank when I added NP

And now nice and clear

These pics in no way give a full presentation of NP pellets, I am not recommending them, this is just my experience, if you want to try them, just do your research first. And like they say if it not broken why fix it.

 

[ricardoz]

I do. I use brightwells coral amino, mb7, and just recently added pohl's xtra to the mix (all are dosed daily). I also feed my corals w/ reef chili every other day, and add 1 drop of lugols every 3 days.

what is the mb7 for? is it something about becteria? i heared that the mb7 is only used in the NeoZeo system.

 

[bboudreaux]

i don't consider myself an expert, but from what i understand if you get cloudy water than you are using too much. (not trying to be rude please don't take the wrong way) as others have said before, you must have a good skimmer. i have not noticed any cyano at all. my sand has never been so white. i will admit i was starting to lose some color on my sps. lps were fine but they all eat alot. i started to feed alot more, but then my fish started getting really fat. then i read about seachem fuel, and started dosing some of it. you have to use about 1/3 the dose it says in the directions. if you don't you will get alot of alage on the glass. once you get it right the colors will return to your corals, and you will not have to feed as much. just make sure you do it during the day when all of your lights are on. you want to dose it when your ORP levels are the highest. it will drop your ORP quite a bit which is another reason to start with a low dose. i have it pretty well dialed in now. it drops my ORP to about 200, and within an hour (roughly) my level is back to normal.

if you're careful these pellets can be your best friend. its great to be able to feed as much as you want when ever you want with no worries. you will guilt yourself into a water change long before your tank will need one. these would be great for a predator tank or for a tank with anthias present.

i have had great success with these, but i think that is b/c i'm so anal and careful when implementing something like this.

good luck with trying them. if you get it right there will be no regrets.

 

[SeabassSA]

what is the mb7 for? is it something about becteria? i heared that the mb7 is only used in the NeoZeo system.

No, its used in many non neozeo systems here in SA.

I have also ordered the seachem fuel, lots if great reviews and the stuff sells out fast. Thanks for the heads up on dosage if 1/3 of recommended rate.

What is ORP?