biopellets- who has had luck with them

daniella3d · #1 10-02-2010, 08:11 PM

biopellets are carbon source for bacteries. I don't beleive that it will produce phosphates or nitrates in your tank, quite the opposite.

I beleive something else is wrong and I don't think it's even related to the pellets.

Maybe your carbon release phosphates, because some carbon do. It is important buy good quality carbon made for marine use.

Your should run some GFO to remove the phosphates instead of carbon. Honestly carbon is not going to do anything for your tank except absorbing chiminal in the water but not the nitrates nor the phosphates.

When using pellets, skimming is very very important. Also it is best to start with a very small amount of biopellets and increase as the system adapt to it.

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Originally Posted by bowkry

why I ask I started pellets 2 months ago, great right off the begining within 5 days water was so crystal clear corals coral was great except my millis didnt realy like it, no algae at all. Then it all hit just over a week ago first the bryopsis covered all my sand

then algae started on all my rocks water is got a brown color to it my LPS started looseing color

. Now algae is on ever part of my tannk starting to cover corals everywere. I run carbon all the time and my filter floss is clogging in 3-4 hours with crud. My tank is starting to crash. So I took the pellets out of the reactor filled it full of carbon I am doing a 25% water change today and another one in 3 days. It was weird my phos and nit were at undetable last week and this week they are right over the top. I also added a seahare and a urchin to help. I have a very small bioload A small tomini tang, flamehawk, read headed jawfish, and a scooter blennie

ottoman · #2 10-03-2010, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniella3d

biopellets are carbon source for bacteries. I don't beleive that it will produce phosphates or nitrates in your tank, quite the opposite.

I beleive something else is wrong and I don't think it's even related to the pellets.

Maybe your carbon release phosphates, because some carbon do. It is important buy good quality carbon made for marine use.

Your should run some GFO to remove the phosphates instead of carbon. Honestly carbon is not going to do anything for your tank except absorbing chiminal in the water but not the nitrates nor the phosphates.

When using pellets, skimming is very very important. Also it is best to start with a very small amount of biopellets and increase as the system adapt to it.

+1...I am running biopellets without any problem...remember that not all corals like extremely low nitrate...SPS may do good while LPS may need go the opposite way because they require more nutrient as well as any filter feeder.

GMGQ · #3 01-18-2011, 08:01 PM

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but i'm looking into running biopellets and had a question about this.

It was my understanding that the bacteria from biopellets will get into the water column for filter feeders (like some LPS) to feed on? So shouldnt they benefit in that way?

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Originally Posted by ottoman

+1...I am running biopellets without any problem...remember that not all corals like extremely low nitrate...SPS may do good while LPS may need go the opposite way because they require more nutrient as well as any filter feeder.

daniella3d · #4 01-18-2011, 08:49 PM

Some will be eated by corals yes, but the real benifit of running biopellets is to skim it out to export the nitrates.

In this thread the original poster saw no detectible nitrates or phosphate one week and the next it was really high. I don't think it was the biopellets that had caused this, especialy after 2 months of running it.

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Originally Posted by GMGQ

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but i'm looking into running biopellets and had a question about this.

It was my understanding that the bacteria from biopellets will get into the water column for filter feeders (like some LPS) to feed on? So shouldnt they benefit in that way?

dsaundry · #5 01-19-2011, 12:18 AM

No problem for myself either

Lampshade · #6 01-19-2011, 01:11 AM

I should add.. i have the output into my refugium. Technically it should build back the CO2 lost during the night, and add a bit during the day to the DT. PH seems pretty balanced, no issues.

The Grizz · #7 01-19-2011, 02:14 AM

No issues here either, nitrates, phosphates have been zero. All my coral seem to be good and no real algae to deal with. I was running NP Pellets in a TLF 150 but recently switched to Vertex pellets in a NextReef MR1.

randallino · #8 01-19-2011, 04:04 AM

So far so good. No problems, knock on wood. Started with No3 at 10ppm now undetectable, and Po4 is .03 ppm this is after 11 weeks.

The Grizz · #9 01-29-2011, 10:27 PM

Thought I would update this thread with my finding. I added a NeetReef MR1 with 1 kg of the Vertex Bio Pellets about a month ago changing from the NP pellets. In the last few weeks I have really noticed some nice changes, my cup coral now has signs of polyp extension of about 1/2" so far and getting better every week. My zoos, mushroom, candy canes & anthenia are growing like crazy. Truly everything is doing so well as of late and this has been the only change I have mane to my system.

globaldesigns · #10 01-18-2011, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daniella3d

biopellets are carbon source for bacteries. I don't beleive that it will produce phosphates or nitrates in your tank, quite the opposite.

I beleive something else is wrong and I don't think it's even related to the pellets.

Maybe your carbon release phosphates, because some carbon do. It is important buy good quality carbon made for marine use.

Your should run some GFO to remove the phosphates instead of carbon. Honestly carbon is not going to do anything for your tank except absorbing chiminal in the water but not the nitrates nor the phosphates.

When using pellets, skimming is very very important. Also it is best to start with a very small amount of biopellets and increase as the system adapt to it.

+1 on all the above.