O.C.'s Pellet questions and answers!

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Originally Posted by KPG007

I have 3 sumpless tanks (2x 33g, 55g) and would love to try these pellets out. All 3 tanks currently have cannister filters attached to them. Has anyone tried adding the pellets to the cannister?
As a cannister has multiple compartments, can I also run carbon in there at the same time?

Thanks;
Kelly

Kelly,

Not sure I would suggest this mode of running the pellets, you need to be able to monitor them and make sure they are fairly aggressively "fluidized", most canisters don't run enough water volume and velocity to keep media fluidized.

Hope that makes sense.

Ian
O.C.

[KPG007]

Originally Posted by OceanicCorals-Ian-

Kelly,

Not sure I would suggest this mode of running the pellets, you need to be able to monitor them and make sure they are fairly aggressively "fluidized", most canisters don't run enough water volume and velocity to keep media fluidized.

Hope that makes sense.

Ian
O.C.

Yes, that makes sense. Thanks Ian.

[ferret]

I bought a dual reactor from bulk reef supply 2 years ago. Has anyone tried to mod for suiting the running of both bio-pellets and carbon or else to switch to another pump rather than using the maxijet1200 to increase the water flow. Any suggestions would be appreciated for I don't want to waste the reactor and to purchase a new one.

[OceanicCorals-Eugene-]

Originally Posted by ferret

I bought a dual reactor from bulk reef supply 2 years ago. Has anyone tried to mod for suiting the running of both bio-pellets and carbon or else to switch to another pump rather than using the maxijet1200 to increase the water flow. Any suggestions would be appreciated for I don't want to waste the reactor and to purchase a new one.

Do you know which make and model the reactor is that you purchased from BRS? I dont think it would be hard to modify it to use with the bio-pellets and carbon at the same time.

[ferret]

Exactly the dual reactor is just the same model that BRS is now selling on their website. What worrying me is that the pipes for the input is 3/8" while the output is around 1/4" (internal measurement) and most likely not enough water flow for the bio-pellets.

[don.ald]

wondering if anyone has thought about converting the zeo reactors for pellets?

[OceanicCorals-Eugene-]

Originally Posted by ferret

Exactly the dual reactor is just the same model that BRS is now selling on their website. What worrying me is that the pipes for the input is 3/8" while the output is around 1/4" (internal measurement) and most likely not enough water flow for the bio-pellets.

Is it this reactor that you got?
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...n-reactor.html

Hm.. if its only 1/4" its most likely not going to cut it for the bio-pellets in terms of keeping them tumbling. I wonder if you can switch the quick disconnectors out for bigger size as i see them in home depot all the time. If you could then modding it should be a breeze.

Originally Posted by don.ald

wondering if anyone has thought about converting the zeo reactors for pellets?

A customer of ours is actually using a zeo reactor modded with the mesh to run there bio pellets. The only difference is he switched out the pump for something more powerful to keep the pellets tumbling to his liking and stopped pumping it everyday