I'm not sure, probably pretty close (pellets are here $82/liter). But the "problem" is really the cost of electricity :thumbdown I'm paying about 0.1€/kWhThanks.
EDIT: I assume the T5 & NPB costs for you are somewhat relative to the costs we pay for each here in the states?
N/P reducing pellets (solid vodka dosing)
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It is pump driven, water enters from the bottom. There are a couple layers of coarse filter foam raised about 5 cm above the water entry point.
I'll try to remember to take some photos next time I clean the filter
tntneon
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-That`s even more expensive :eek2: then here in the Netherlands , i have to pay 0.07 euro /Kwh (0.1 $/ Kwh) for electricity .
Luckely it isn`t as expensive then petrol (for the car) that we pay 1.4 euro /l (6.5 $/ G) :hmm4: therefore sitting home taking care of my little reef is less expensive then driving my car .....(and better for the enviroment)
greetingzz tntneon
It is pump driven, water enters from the bottom. There are a couple layers of coarse filter foam raised about 5 cm above the water entry point.
I'll try to remember to take some photos next time I clean the filter
does the media tumble?
Tatu mentioned on the posts above that he gets better results without fluidizing the media. He will occasionally fluidize the media to loosen some of the bacteria .
Fieroguy19
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Mulm is the chunks of bacteria that build up on the pellets.
Are you guys still dosing liquid vodka with this method? some people are (im not)
How often are you changing out the pellets? never.. they get consumed by the bacteria, so an addition of pellets as they are consumed
Do the pellets dissolve? see above..
It would be good to read this thread, and understand what these are and how this works..
tntneon
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Hi coffeenut
,-I dosed at first (before BP`s) only bi-weekly prodebio biodigest , then with the pellets i stopped for 2 month`s with that too, because results of pellets where so good.
-Then after replacing a T5 bleu special with an T5 fiji purple , i got some cyano back on to my sand and rocks.
-Then i back started dosing biodigest one week and the other bioptim after a week or 2 the cyano was going away.
-Also with the swapping of the T5 some of my zoas refused to open , then i started dosing vit. C about 300 mg / 25 G with great results too , i don`t know if vit. C is some sort of a carbon dosing though i guess it is , because it also has C -molecules in it.
I`m gonna try to build off that dosing too , because i hate daily dosages
-The pelltes won`t dissolve , they are very slow consumed by bacteria , i have mine now for 5 to 6 month`s in use and they only have shrinked like 30 to 40 %.
-Every 6 month`s or so you have to replace or add half the amount.
greetingzz tntneon
stormrider27
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I already have low PO4 and NO3 so I don't need the BP to lower my nutrient levels and I don't want to loose my Fuge or go ULNS but can I use a smaller quantity of BP to raise bacteria for my corals to eat?
I already have low PO4 and NO3 so I don't need the BP to lower my nutrient levels and I don't want to loose my Fuge or go ULNS but can I use a smaller quantity of BP to raise bacteria for my corals to eat?
IMO, that's a fine plan.
IMO, that's a fine plan.
catastrofe
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I have 1 liter of pellets in a Vertex 1.5 liter Zeo reactor at full flow for a 150G system. Discharge is near my skimmer intake. I pump the reactor once/day, and dose 3 drops of Zeobak directly into the reactor intake daily. I also add several drops of MB7 to the display daily, and once/week I add an ampule of Prodibio Biodigest to the display. Looking for bacterial
diversity. . .
Prior to pellets I was running full Zeo, and prior to that I was dosing Vodka. My NO3 has always been undetectable, and my PO4 (Hannah) has been between 0.0 and .04 for any/all these methods. Coloration is great, as is PE.
I'm currently battling quite a bit of red cotton algae. Not sure what the issue is or how to remedy. I just tested PO4 and it's .01.
stormrider27
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I already have low PO4 and NO3 so I don't need the BP to lower my nutrient levels and I don't want to loose my Fuge or go ULNS but can I use a smaller quantity of BP to raise bacteria for my corals to eat?
IMO, that's a fine plan.
Thanks Randy! :beer:
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Let us know how it works out.
Let us know how it works out.
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