Biopellot Reactor Set up

[jp415]

Hi all,

I am going to add a bio pellet reactor to my tank that has been running for 3 years to combat some high nitrates and phosphates.

From what I researched that I will need to add 25% of the recommended for my 120-gallon tank and wait each week to add 25% more to the full 100%. Also to run the water flowing from the reactor out to my protein skimmer. I read that bio pellets are good for nitrate but not really for phosphate. Should I run a separate reactor for GFO possibly or will the bio pellets be sufficient?

Is anyone out there running bio pellets that could provide some tips and tricks to running the reactor?

This reactor is an in-sump design lifeguard bio pellet reactor.

 

[Spare time]

I've used that reactor. Make sure the output is at the entrance of the skimmer. You can add 90 degree angle to the output to point it to a skimmer intake if you'd like. Don't grind them to pieces from too high of a flow (these reactors are pretty strong in my experience depending on the size and how many pellets you use). Tumbling is good.


Gfo will definitely help. Just make sure to not bottom out nitrate or phosphate. I don't even like to consider biopellets or liquid carbon dosing to be a means to remove phosphate since it does so little compared to how well it works for nitrates

 

[jp415]

I bought a large Lifegaurd reactor.

I wonder if I am able to put GFO is separate canister and biopellets in the same chamber and will still work

 

[andye81]

I run zeolite and GFO in my AF115 reactor together, I also dose NOPOX. Thinking of just running zeolite in the future. I'm not familiar with your reactor, and have not seen people stack pellets with something else like GFO. But I am still fairly new to reefing