Help me bio pellets???

bigkai · Feb 18, 2013

Lol I really don't need them I guess but it was some thing I thought I would try and in small doses it should be ok I hope. Iv read a lot of good stuff and bad most of the bad was no one knows were to start with them. And starts out with to much and It shocks the the system. I thought I would try couse I feed my coral a lot but I don't have any nitrates or phosphates but I do have to clean my glass every other day. And the food source they put off sounded nice.

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chefb_5 · Feb 22, 2013

You have nothing to worry about dude! I heard nothing but good stuff there is always going to be people who say they don't like it and do like it. Just like LED's there new and people say there good and some say they don't do well with SPS so..

bigkai · Mar 3, 2013

Well I just added about 1/2 more pellets and let it go for a couple more weeks and see how it does.

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bigkai · Mar 13, 2013

Well Friday will be 4 weeks and Im not seeing any change in any thing be sides I'm starting to get some hair algae lol

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pgr11 · Mar 13, 2013

Give it another 4-6 weeks.

chefb_5 · Mar 14, 2013

ya i would agree with you I have had my reef octopus bio-pellte reactor for 4 weeks or so and nothing but nasty glass and alge. I hope it gets better and that nasty stuff disappears.

reefhead · Mar 14, 2013

pgr11 said:
Give it another 4-6 weeks.

Lol, this is what every one says in the hobby when something is not working....

and then there is that other saying, doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results only makes you crazy

bigkai · Mar 14, 2013

reefhead said:
Lol, this is what every one says in the hobby when something is not working....

and then there is that other saying, doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results only makes you crazy

Lol

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bigkai · Mar 14, 2013

chefb_5 said:
ya i would agree with you I have had my reef octopus bio-pellte reactor for 4 weeks or so and nothing but nasty glass and alge. I hope it gets better and that nasty stuff disappears.

+1

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gmoney243 · Mar 14, 2013

Shoulda went with an algae scrubber. Your problems would be about over if not done by now.

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bigkai · Mar 14, 2013

gmoney243 said:
Shoulda went with an algae scrubber. Your problems would be about over if not done by now.

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Iv been reading in to that not sure tho

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Jon Warner · Mar 15, 2013

bio-polymer pellets are pretty much auto-pilot.

Set reactor for a slow tumble and in 5-6 weeks you start enjoying near 0 NO3 and (most users) near 0 PO4... at least speaking for ecoBAK.

bigkai · Mar 15, 2013

Jon Warner said:
bio-polymer pellets are pretty much auto-pilot.

Set reactor for a slow tumble and in 5-6 weeks you start enjoying near 0 NO3 and (most users) near 0 PO4... at least speaking for ecoBAK.

Its funny tho I'm not sure how to test it they all ready read 0 but the hair algae may be eating it before the test can read it

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gmoney243 · Mar 15, 2013

Jon Warner said:
bio-polymer pellets are pretty much auto-pilot.

Set reactor for a slow tumble and in 5-6 weeks you start enjoying near 0 NO3 and (most users) near 0 PO4... at least speaking for ecoBAK.

Not knocking ur product. I use ecobak as well. But adding an algae scrubber cost very little and within. The first week u are lowering ur nit/phos. in the same tank that takes 5-6 week's for biopellets to work. The algae scrubber would have done the same job in 2-3 weeks.

Yes the pellets are less mantenance since all you do is empty the skimmer cup. But id rather clean a scrubber that smells like florida beaches than skimmer that smells like sewage plant. Although i use and have to clean both haha. Also with an algae scrubber i run my tank at 0.00-0.02 phos(hanna checker) u cannot do that low with pellets and still have healthy corals.

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