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bio pellet?? works great to keep nitrate low. I have 0 nitrate for months now, and ever since the nitrate is down to zero, I haven't had the need to top up the bio pellet.
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bio pellet?? works great to keep nitrate low. I have 0 nitrate for months now, and ever since the nitrate is down to zero, I haven't had the need to top up the bio pellet.
No, I think once everything settles, I'll go back to 0ppm. I don't really want to use media to reduce it.
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bio pellet?? works great to keep nitrate low. I have 0 nitrate for months now, and ever since the nitrate is down to zero, I haven't had the need to top up the bio pellet.
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Brad, if the stones don't work for you let me know. I'll give u bag of new pellets.
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Brad, if the stones don't work for you let me know. I'll give u bag of new pellets.
I kinda maintain that if you need biopellets, you're doing something wrong. But I appreciate the offer
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I kinda maintain that if you need biopellets, you're doing something wrong. But I appreciate the offer
Lol! Don't forget to shake the stones.
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Lol! Don't forget to shake the stones.
Not sure that matters. I forgot all last year and the year before, my tank did ok
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Not sure that matters. I forgot all last year and the year before, my tank did ok
May be them stones don't work after all? Bio pellets do work...
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May be them stones don't work after all? Bio pellets do work...
Well, perhaps. But I had no measurable NO3 for the life of the tank, and didn't spend any money on biopellets. So whatever I do without pellets works too. And less effort.
Maybe the rocks do work afterall, even without shaking. Sounds too easy.
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Well, perhaps. But I had no measurable NO3 for the life of the tank, and didn't spend any money on biopellets. So whatever I do without pellets works too. And less effort.
Maybe the rocks do work afterall, even without shaking. Sounds too easy.
They will work just fine without shaking , the biofilm releases whether you shake or not so real estate is always available for bacteria
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