Vertex Bio Pellets vs. NP Pellets what is the difference

[freezetyle]

along with what kien mentioned. i noticed a drastic increase in water clarity

[chris121277]

Thank you for takin the time to answer me guys..


and again, sorry for Hi-jacking your thread Grizz

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by chris121277

Thank you for takin the time to answer me guys..


and again, sorry for Hi-jacking your thread Grizz

Personally I don't think you need another reactor, remove the phos remover and use that reactor for the pellets. I personally haven't had any issues with phosphates, so I haven't run anything to do with it. I did have algae, hair algae and others, but running pellets did destroy all that.

Not sure if running Rowa or any other phos remover is beneficial with Pellets, can anyone else pipe in and give any info on running the 2 in the same tank?

[blacknife]

I dont test as much as I should but i pulled the gfo when i started pellets too.

everything looks better. I do sometimes get diatoms or cyano still<major problem for me before> but after i put the gfo back in this happens less often.

Probably learning beter housekeeping along the path to get my sps frags to do more than just sit there while all the lps and fish are happy as hell.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by chris121277

Thank you for takin the time to answer me guys..


and again, sorry for Hi-jacking your thread Grizz

No worries Chris this is good info that I appreciate from everyone. No question on this matter is a bad thing from anyone.

So here is one more, for some reason I don't really know what but I have to ask.......what is GFO? KIEN, RICK.......

I notice a difference as well, my P & N's when I test are undetectable but I still have a little trouble with water clarity. There is always a fair amount of debri floating around my tank. I am going to build a custom tray to hold some floss and maybe strain some of this out.

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

No worries Chris this is good info that I appreciate from everyone. No question on this matter is a bad thing from anyone.

So here is one more, for some reason I don't really know what but I have to ask.......what is GFO? KIEN, RICK.......

I notice a difference as well, my P & N's when I test are undetectable but I still have a little trouble with water clarity. There is always a fair amount of debri floating around my tank. I am going to build a custom tray to hold some floss and maybe strain some of this out.

GFO = Granular Ferric Oxide

[chris121277]

GFO= granular ferric oxide


This is the stuff I'm running now
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...ric-oxide.html

[Coleus]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

Personally I don't think you need another reactor, remove the phos remover and use that reactor for the pellets. I personally haven't had any issues with phosphates, so I haven't run anything to do with it. I did have algae, hair algae and others, but running pellets did destroy all that.

Not sure if running Rowa or any other phos remover is beneficial with Pellets, can anyone else pipe in and give any info on running the 2 in the same tank?

I also took my GFO reactor off, I think you need both phosphate and nitrate to make pellets work well

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

GFO = Granular Ferric Oxide

Originally Posted by chris121277

GFO= granular ferric oxide


This is the stuff I'm running now
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...ric-oxide.html

Ok ya I have look at this once, I guess 6 hrs of plowing snow so far has my brain numb, thanks guys.