Bio pellets are peeling and clumpy

[reef93]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

I have a 75g sps dominated tank running a vertex reactor with 1000ml of pellets, I don't notice a slow down of the growth on my sps since starting the pellets. I only feed the fishes once a week with pei mysis and as much as they can eat and feed the anemone at the same time aswell.

I believe the pellets don't slow down growth on sps, but calcium does!
As for feeding sps, it's not needed but it does help to feed them if you have the time. The best time to feed them is 2 hrs after the lights are off, the sps have crazy polyp extension at night. I use to feed zooplankton, phytoplankton, reef roids and cyclopeze but got lazy and haven't done it in a year.

You made me feel better now, my tank and yours is exactly the same, I also run 1000ml pellets in TLF reactor. But do pellets suck up calcium too ? Because I have never checked my calcium for years but my corals were growing like crazy before. I just do water change 20% twice a month but that is it, I don't feed my corals. I can try to start feeding them and let's see if there is any improvement.