Bio pellets are peeling and clumpy

[kien]

Also, are you using the foam pads still or did you replace them with something else?

[lastlight]

Hey what do people here think about running bio-pellets? Do they work?

[kien]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Hey what do people here think about running bio-pellets? Do they work?

Only the zeoVit bioPellets work. All the other ones are just snake oil.

[ALang]

Ha ha, funny!
But I agree with Kien regarding the amount of pellet that a TLF can handle. I originally used 500ml bag. That barely turned-over.
I had to reduce the amount to almost half for them to tumble nicely, and not clog up constantly.

I recently switched my reactor to the Bulk Reef Supply's brand of reactor, and I can put more in there. But start with less pellets, and work your way up.

[reef93]

Originally Posted by kien

Also, are you using the foam pads still or did you replace them with something else?

I threw away those foam pads but I didn't replace them with anything else.

[reef93]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Hey what do people here think about running bio-pellets? Do they work?

For me, they work really well. I can feed my fish anything I want 2, 3 times a day. All my algae problems are gone (knock on wood), nitrate and phosphate are undetectable in 6 months since I have been using bio pellets.

[Gripenfelter]

I use Saltwater Connection nitrate and phosphate reducer pellets. Can't say I noticed a difference.

[Maverick00]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Hey what do people here think about running bio-pellets? Do they work?

I switched back to GFO after my phosphates began to rise. I tried different amounts/ flowrates. The only thing i didnt try was dosing some kind of bacteria to kick start the process. Perhaps my tank wasnt mature enough to get the bacteria needed to make everything come together... i dunno either way i pulled the plug.

[reef93]

One thing I don't like about using bio pellets, my sps corals used to grow crazy before, but since I use these pellets, my corals stop growing. Some even change their color, I may get rid of the pellets if it continues like that. Does anybody here have this experience with their corals ?

[kien]

Originally Posted by reef93

One thing I don't like about using bio pellets, my sps corals used to grow crazy before, but since I use these pellets, my corals stop growing. Some even change their color, I may get rid of the pellets if it continues like that. Does anybody here have this experience with their corals ?

It is possible that you are starving your corals to the point where they have stopped growing. Perhaps with the pellets your water is way too clean? Same thing can happen with any nutrient export method.