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Originally Posted by Metrontech
ok...running BP for around a month (shy a few days)
I had a high nitrate issue (60ppm) which is why I started and lowered them with a full clean on my sump (sucking up junk and waste) and tank and I have been able to get my nitrates to around 15ppm and steady.
If I didn't run GFO I would get high phosphates (I know we all would but this was not normal)
I took out my GFO and was hoping the BP would take over. It seems after getting my Nitrates lower with water changes and cleanup I have also gotten my phosphates low without GFO - 0.05
Currently running 1.5 cups of BP in a 2 fishies 150 reactor
Measured my Phos today and they are 0.05 and nitrates are around 15ppm
Would you say they are kicking in?
Seems like they are working, but maybe not enough yet to lower the nitrates more?
Just looking for some insight...
Thanks again
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Sorry won't be much of help but biopellets are known to only lower nitrate and not phosphate. They do reduce phosphate but by a very little ratio compared to nitrate.
Another suggestion that I can put forward is that you may want to dose microbacter 7 while running biopellets to make sure that good bacteria grow and bad ones (e.g. cyano) doesn't start consuming the carbons.
You may want to include some more info (tank size, are the biopellets tumbling properly, type of tank, is the output of the reactor near or plumbed to the skimmer, etc.).