N/P Reducing Pellets ("Solid Vodka") - "Wow" ... 3 month update

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Originally Posted by zoaElite

Life has special ways of surviving in adverse conditions, think of the algae that grows on the edge of a water fall. Sure as heck alot of flow there yet it still thrives, besides I was under the impression that the pellets worked by releasing a dissolved carbon source into the water. If that's true you are capitilising on the bacteria growth all over your tank and not just in the reactor.

On that note I just upgraded my pump so the pellets are really flying around, Rick you might be right in giving them some time to produce bacteria but I figure the more flow the more dissolved carbon = more bacteria in the tank = More colonization of all surface area.

Just my 2 cents.

Well, I can tell you this, my newest bags of NP BioPellets explain the same thing as I just outlined prior... Also much more research out there on this now. So I outline this because NP is now telling me this, research from others also supports it.

Again, my 2 cents also... I base it on what the manufacturer and research dictates, and from what I see in results.

If you have any newer bags of NP Pellets, look for a sheet of paper in the bag, believe it or not they do now have instructions outlining use.