Taking Biopellets Offline

[EasyEd77]

I am thinking of pulling the plug on my biopellets. I am not seeing the results I expected with the algae in my system. Is there a process to taking the pellets off line or is it as simple as pulling the plug on the reactor pump?

 

[lordofthereef]

I wouldn't think you would have to worry about it. That said, are you having ADVERSE effects? if not, why not just leave them going?

 

[ludiNano]

how long have you been running them?
It could be you havnt been running them long enough to see any good from them.

 

[theplatypus]

What type of media are you running in your calcium reactor?

 

[davocean]

My reading on them says it may take a while to see the positive from them, one comment said like 7 weeks or so to really kick in and see a noticeable difference.
How long have you been running them?

 

[theplatypus]

My reading on them says it may take a while to see the positive from them, one comment said like 7 weeks or so to really kick in and see a noticeable difference.
How long have you been running them?

I looked at some of his other posts and it appears to be about 5 months. I really wonder if the CR is adding phosphate faster than the bio-pellets can utilize it.

 

[EasyEd77]

The media I am using in the calcium reactor is from a local fish store, it is not name brand. I had an algae problem before the calcium reactor and it has not worsened so I do not think its a contributing factor. The media looks just like the large ARM media. I always had low nutrients, 0 nitrate detectable and very low to undetectable phosphate yet I have always had small patches of HA. It doesn't get crazy out of control and most people don't notice it but it does p*** me off. I am religious with changing the media and filters in my RO system and feel I am doing everything by the book. I even have a litermeter for a continuous water change. I thought that the pellets would get rid of the HA but it doesn't seem to be doing much of anything. They run perfect no clumping mild tumble etc etc. I am thinking of removing the pellets and trying GFO since your not supposed to use the two at once. I blame the HA from not curing the dry rock I purchased from BRS when I first started the system. Ugh if I could start over I would definitely do things different.