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kien 10-30-2012 04:41 PM

Biopellets, yes or no?
 
So my biopellet reactor broke over the summer and I haven't had a chance to repair it until recently. But then I started to wonder if people were still using biopellets..

The Grizz 10-30-2012 05:28 PM

I sure am still using them! Not a sps tank at all but I do really notice when I am running low or there off line. They are going on the 300 for sure.


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Delphinus 10-30-2012 05:34 PM

I run them on my FOWLR. They seem to do the trick as it is a fairly heavily fed tank yet nitrates are never registerable when tested.

However, I still run zeo of all things, on my reef. I am contemplating letting the additives run out however and at that point I might consider a switch to Prodibio (dose once every 2 weeks? Now there's a schedule I can buy into over daily this or twice a week that or twice a day jiggle this handle and so on). Or I just just see what happens if I stop altogether. Or I switch to pellets there too maybe. I have a few months yet before everything runs out so I don't know yet but my plan is to stop buying the little blue bottles.

The pellets seem to do a job. Clearly not necessary to run a tank but they at least do the job they advertise to do.

freezetyle 10-30-2012 06:25 PM

Love them, I'm also a big believer in the new recirculating reactors.

Proteus 10-30-2012 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delphinus (Post 759574)
I run them on my FOWLR. They seem to do the trick as it is a fairly heavily fed tank yet nitrates are never registerable when tested.

However, I still run zeo of all things, on my reef. I am contemplating letting the additives run out however and at that point I might consider a switch to Prodibio (dose once every 2 weeks? Now there's a schedule I can buy into over daily this or twice a week that or twice a day jiggle this handle and so on). Or I just just see what happens if I stop altogether. Or I switch to pellets there too maybe. I have a few months yet before everything runs out so I don't know yet but my plan is to stop buying the little blue bottles.

The pellets seem to do a job. Clearly not necessary to run a tank but they at least do the job they advertise to do.

How bigs your reef. IMO. Prodibio use great but not cost effective on big tanks

kien 10-30-2012 08:44 PM

ya, when I had both the 131g FOWLR and the 150g going at the same time (plumbed together) the biopellets definitely did the trick as I did have to feed the system more. Having said that, when I just had the 150g standalone I seemed to be doing alright without the biopellets as well. And yes, I've been hearing a lot about this prodibio business and that's part of why I threw up this poll, to see if everyone jumped ship from biopellets to a newer preferred method :-)

Proteus 10-30-2012 09:30 PM

I use prodibio on my tank. I love the product. But do find arrange of 0-5 for nitrates. Though that could be a lack in cuc right now too

pinkreef 10-30-2012 10:47 PM

i use them on my tank. i don't have a reactor so i put a little bag in the
intake part of my hob refugium. seems to work well although i do dose
bacterias. barb

reefermadness 10-31-2012 12:46 AM

Im a believer...

reefwars 10-31-2012 02:21 AM

I'm a non -believer :pp


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