144G Half Circle Mixed Reef

[kien]

Originally Posted by Carmen

Well I sure got a lesson in both Coral snow and pellets! Cool...! Thanks Tony, Kien and Doug! I know they are pricey! Seen them at the shop! So...I suppose that is a once a month thing then...ouch...ya I think it may be a tough sell in this household!

Once a month as in dumping in pellets once a month? Um, nope! You fill a reactor full of the pellets. You decide how much you want to run depending on your tank size and fish load. The pellets will start to be consumed by bacteria which also consumes Nitrates and Phosphates at the same time. You do not need to dump out the pellets and replace them (like GFO or carbon; not like that at all). Just let the pellets get consumed and as they deplete, top up your reactor as needed. They do not deplete that quickly actually. I have been running a liter of pellets for about 3 months now and still do not see a need to top up the pellets. In theory these pellets should last a year, so you're really looking at maybe $16 a month to run these. I'm not sure how much Nitrate reducing chemicals or ZeoRocks are but for $16 a month to have my nitrates dropped to zero seems like a smoking deal to me. Also, you can not overdose these pellets to just fill that bad boy (your reactor) with pellets (but make sure the pellets tumble!!).