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

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

We still have Pellets in stock and ready to ship, we only have the 500ml sizes, if you order the 1000ml sizes you will be shipped two 500ml bags! We also have the Vertex reactors in stock for our "original" Reactor package deal!

Ian
O.C.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Willito

hey Ton, what size tank are we talking about and can you name all the occuppance. I just wanted to have a better idea of the bioload. Keep up the good updates, it's very informative.

Wow, good question Will. I can't believe I didn't think to list that out here. I'm sorry. I'll list it out here and the copy that into the initial post just so that anyone else wondering doesn't have to sift through the whole thread to find that info.

Tank background:
- 115g cube tank (30x30x30)
- Approx 80 lbs live rock arranged in a bommie, or "rock island" style aquascape
- 1" sandbed (about a 4" wide strip surrounding the bommie)
- no refugium (previously was running chaeto in a small aquaclear lit by 2x9w PC; but this is now offline, the chaeto was the first algal casualty to the pellets)
- 2 part autodosing for Ca and Alk, Mg dosed manually
- Skimmer: Precision Marine "Bullet 1" beckett
- Light: single 250w DE on 12 hour photoperiod

Inhabitants:

There are 15 fish in this tank:
- Tangs: Zebrasoma desjardini (Red Sea sailfin), Acanthurus tennentii (lieutenant), A. nigrofuscus (lavender)
- Rabbit: Siganus doliatus (penciled)
- Angels: Centropyge potters (potters), M/F pair Genicanthus bellus (bellus)
- Butterflies: pair Chaetodon ulietensis (doublesaddle or false falcula)
- Wrasse: Halichoeres chrysus (canary)
- Dottyback: Psuedochromis fridmani (orchid)
- Eel: Gymnothorax melatremus (golden dwarf moray)
- Trigger: Xanthicthys mento (crosshatch)
- Chromis: Chromis viridis (green)
- Blenny: Cirripectes stigmaticus (ember or scarface)

Other inhabitants:
- Various tridacnids (T. derasa, T. crocea, T. squamosa)
- Various ps gorgonians
- Various zoanthids
- E. quadricolor (rose BTA)

Currently no SPS or LPS (would be butterfly food).

[Haloreef]

Paul, would I be able to pick up my reactor and pellets on my way home from work today?
Keith.

[RuGlu6]

Well i thought i would be able to hold it for at least 6 month and see how it works for others....

Could not hold any longer and picked up a 500 ml bag of bio pellets today.
I don't like testing and dosing thats why i decided to try this new product.

Like was mentioned before these pellets are promising and make a lot of sense, no dosing is a definite plus.

At any rate , i just simply placed it in TLF media reactor, the flow is whatever it is from MJ 1200 power head.

I do keep SPS and i do have some nuisance algae so that means i have both P04 and N03.
I do Not dose anything (well sometimes magnesium, strontium and occasional kalkwasser) and there is no change in my tank other then pellets.

I will contribute what i can to this new product research

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by RuGlu6

Well i thought i would be able to hold it for at least 6 month and see how it works for others....

Could not hold any longer and picked up a 500 ml bag of bio pellets today.
I don't like testing and dosing thats why i decided to try this new product.

Like was mentioned before these pellets are promising and make a lot of sense, no dosing is a definite plus.

At any rate , i just simply placed it in TLF media reactor, the flow is whatever it is from MJ 1200 power head.

I do keep SPS and i do have some nuisance algae so that means i have both P04 and N03.
I do Not dose anything (well sometimes magnesium, strontium and occasional kalkwasser) and there is no change in my tank other then pellets.

I will contribute what i can to this new product research

Basically exactly the same for me. No real SPS, a Birdsnest, Digitata and Acro. Only the Digitata is ok, but brown. Lots of Hair algae, fingers bleed trying to prune. Hope the pellets will work. Should be here this week

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Basically exactly the same for me. No real SPS, a Birdsnest, Digitata and Acro. Only the Digitata is ok, but brown. Lots of Hair algae, fingers bleed trying to prune. Hope the pellets will work. Should be here this week

Shipped today!

[Delphinus]

So the pellets do release a lot of mulm as per the manufacturer's claims. It's quite noticeable after a reactor pumping. I'll see if I can capture this on picture or video. Might be a bit tricky on account of the (lack of) lighting under the stand but I'll give it a go!

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

So the pellets do release a lot of mulm as per the manufacturer's claims. It's quite noticeable after a reactor pumping. I'll see if I can capture this on picture or video. Might be a bit tricky on account of the (lack of) lighting under the stand but I'll give it a go!

How did you make out getting a picture of the mulm?

[Delphinus]

Not great on the photo, but here's one that sorta worked out:


It looks like mostly salt creep but I did wipe down the chamber before the picture so almost all of the white bits are mulm. (I see I missed a few spots, only showed up under the flash )

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Basically exactly the same for me. No real SPS, a Birdsnest, Digitata and Acro.

um.. all three you mentions are real sps.

Steve