Offical Eco-Bak Thread

MattL22 · Nov 19, 2012

Hello all I just started running ecobak in my 40 breeder with CPR nano reactor!
I added 1/4 of a 250 ml jar of ecobak
It's been running about a week tank is doing great should I add another 1/4 jar or just leave it?

Dowtish · Nov 19, 2012

fireman23 said:
Chris, how do you like the avast reactor?

I like it. I did however mod it with their new nozzle for bio pellets, and it works much better.

AVAST Marine Works - Biopellet Mixing Nozzle - Product Details

schooleyosis · Nov 19, 2012

Got all my orders placed to get my EcoBak reactor up and running. Got a medium size reactor from Rick (mixer911), 1000mL of Ecobak and an Eco Plus 396 from Amazon. Hope to have all this up and running in the next few weeks!

Dowtish · Nov 20, 2012

MattL22 said:
Hello all I just started running ecobak in my 40 breeder with CPR nano reactor!
I added 1/4 of a 250 ml jar of ecobak
It's been running about a week tank is doing great should I add another 1/4 jar or just leave it?

I would leave it for another 3 weeks at least. then add another 1/4. And keep testing to make sure you dont strip the tank of NO3 and PO4 too fast. You want a slow drop in parameters. So your testing will determine how much pellets you will run initially.

bknapp · Nov 20, 2012

Chris, do you think that the Avast nozzle mod will work on a Atomic Reef reactor?

Dowtish · Nov 20, 2012

I'll check the sizes and compare tomorrow, and let you know

MattL22 · Nov 21, 2012

Ok thanks I appear to be getting some kind of black algae never seen it b4 ill post a pic later very minimal but starting to sprout here and there! I feed fish every other day only 2 tiny clowns and tiny Midas blenny gonna add 2 green spot mandarins and that's it for fish the main purpous of this tank is to grow sps!

MattL22 · Nov 21, 2012

Also how often souls bacteria be added to tank I'm using fritz bacteria basicly add a few cap fulls after water change but am gonna order bio digest from Prodibo that's added every 2 weeks is that how I should add it?

schooleyosis · Nov 21, 2012

Does the bacteria need to be added to the bio-pellets if adding a reactor to an aquarium that has been running for almost a year?

Dowtish · Nov 21, 2012

schooleyosis said:
Does the bacteria need to be added to the bio-pellets if adding a reactor to an aquarium that has been running for almost a year?

It doesnt matter how old the tank is. The bacteria that lives and feeds on the pellets are naturally occurring in your tank. You do not have to seed your pellets at all. But you can add bacteria, i.e. MB7, prodibio, etc, but it isnt necessary.

Typed from my phone, because I have nothing better to do.

schooleyosis · Nov 21, 2012

Thanks man! Just wanted to make sure...

schooleyosis · Nov 21, 2012

bknapp said:
Chris, do you think that the Avast nozzle mod will work on a Atomic Reef reactor?

If so, keep me posted and we will order together to cut the costs on shipping. That's if you want to add the mod!

Dowtish · Nov 22, 2012

That would be a yes on the nozzle mod. you will however have to cut the existing pipe and glue on the nozzle. Even though they make it sound like it will just slip on. So you have to use a paper clip to clean the holes on the nozzle. Because they are small and will clog. Not too bad, and I totally recommend it, just letting you guys know.

bknapp · Nov 22, 2012

Dowtish said:
That would be a yes on the nozzle mod. you will however have to cut the existing pipe and glue on the nozzle. Even though they make it sound like it will just slip on. So you have to use a paper clip to clean the holes on the nozzle. Because they are small and will clog. Not too bad, and I totally recommend it, just letting you guys know.

Cool, thanks Chris.

gmoney243 · Nov 22, 2012

MattL22 said:
Ok thanks I appear to be getting some kind of black algae never seen it b4 ill post a pic later very minimal but starting to sprout here and there! I feed fish every other day only 2 tiny clowns and tiny Midas blenny gonna add 2 green spot mandarins and that's it for fish the main purpous of this tank is to grow sps!

A 40g isn't really big enough to keep 2 mandarins fed well. They eat a lot and if they don't take to prepared foods they could starve or 1 might kill the other.

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