O.C.'s Pellet questions and answers!

Delphinus · #1 06-17-2010, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cameron

How to prevent this in the future?

Either slice the sponges in half so they're thinner, or hit up Michael's or Walmart or similar and look for "quilting mesh" (about $0.75/sheet probably) and replace the sponges with that. WAY better, you won't believe the difference.

Coleus · #2 06-21-2010, 05:28 AM

Well, I have been runing the pellets with 2x TLF 150 reactors for over 3 months and just start to see the great result since I turn off my UV. I am going to upgrade them to Deltec FR-509. Can i just transfer the content of the 2 x TLF to Deltec? Will it cause any bio restart?

kien · #3 06-21-2010, 06:44 AM

I just upgraded from a Vertex 15 to the Vertex 20

I just dumped everything from the 15 to the 20 and topped it up with new pellets and it didn't skip a beat. I tried to preserve as much pellet and water as possible.

Coleus · #4 06-21-2010, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

I just upgraded from a Vertex 15 to the Vertex 20

I just dumped everything from the 15 to the 20 and topped it up with new pellets and it didn't skip a beat. I tried to preserve as much pellet and water as possible.

thanks

fkshiu · #5 07-03-2010, 07:17 PM

How important it is to have the pellet outflow going into the skimmer?

I have a gravity-fed skimmer directly from my overflow so it will be quite awkward for me to have the pellet outflow feeding the skimmer intake.

Cameron · #6 07-05-2010, 06:53 AM

Ive been running the pellets for a few more weeks now....having a really bad hair algae outbreak.

My GSP are brighter than ever yet my LPS and SPS are suffering...any thoughts?

Delphinus · #7 07-05-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cameron

Ive been running the pellets for a few more weeks now....having a really bad hair algae outbreak.

My GSP are brighter than ever yet my LPS and SPS are suffering...any thoughts?

Seems strange. I've added pellets to two tanks now and can't say my SPS nor LPS really showed any difference before and after. Could there be someone picking on them?

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Originally Posted by fkshiu

How important it is to have the pellet outflow going into the skimmer?

I have a gravity-fed skimmer directly from my overflow so it will be quite awkward for me to have the pellet outflow feeding the skimmer intake.

My guess is it's better to outflow into an area near the skimmer outtake, but not mandatory.