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

globaldesigns · #1 01-08-2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron99

I think you want the pellets gently tumbling a little to make sure no anaerobic areas develop. Other than that I don't think there is really a recommended flow rate. I guess it depends on your reactor etc. I have a ball valve on the tube from my pump to the reactor to fine tune it so the pellets move just a little.

My pellets are in my ZeoRx, but I have them in a carbon bag, they don't tumble. But when I mix my reactor twice daily, I am quite vigorous... Seeing some good mulm come out. I am having a slight, and I say slight algae bloom yesterday, but today it has decipated. Same with diatoms on sand, but again today it is looking good again. Something is happening!

Overall, water looks nice, it was clean before, but seeing even more sparkle/scrispness. This is a good sign of things happening.

Edit:
I have also now turned off my UV, I was running this opposite cycles with my Reactor, on a 3 hour on/off cycle. UV was independantly added (not on return), keeping the pump going and cylcing some water in the return area back through refuge and skimmers. This to put some mulm through the refuge/skimmer cycle so I don't get too much and to run some cleaned water through twice. Also have my Reactor on 24/7 now to see what happens.

burrows14 · #2 01-09-2010, 12:17 AM

I am interested in running these in a TLF reactor. Do the foam rings pose any problem or does the reactor have to be modified due to the mulm.

cheers
Ray

BC Mosaic · #3 01-09-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by burrows14

I am interested in running these in a TLF reactor. Do the foam rings pose any problem or does the reactor have to be modified due to the mulm.

cheers
Ray

The pellets reduce in size over time so if there are no foam rings these small pellets will be spat out out of the recator.

The foam will get plugged up with mulm eventually and will have to be cleaned.

burrows14 · #4 01-09-2010, 01:11 AM

hmmm sound like a lot extra maintnence... maybe ill wait a littl bit and buy a reactor

OceanicCorals-Ian- · #5 01-09-2010, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by burrows14

hmmm sound like a lot extra maintnence... maybe ill wait a littl bit and buy a reactor

Supposedly it can take 8 months to a year for the pellets to fully dissolve, new pellets can be added continuously to maintain the volume.

burrows14 · #6 01-09-2010, 02:38 AM

Sweet! Order placed!