Bio Pellets - Good Idea or Not?

[Milad]

I just find this pellet thing so odd. Its split 50/50 on people who hate it and people who love it.

[Reefie]

Maybe I should just stick with water changes twice a week, hahaha!

[kien]

Originally Posted by Milad

I just find this pellet thing so odd. Its split 50/50 on people who hate it and people who love it.

+1. I suppose this is no different than just about anything else in this hobby. Some people use RO, some don't. Some people do water changes, some don't. :-)

Anyway, I've been using BP since 2009. A couple of months back I did a little experiment and took my biopellets offline. I watched my nitrates slowly climb to about 10ppm over the course of a week, then put my reactor back on line and slowly watched my nitrates drop back down to zero over the course of a week. I'll be keeping my pellets, thanks

[Coleus]

i think pellets are for mature tank. I have no problems with it and my coral grow rate is good except for colors. Not sure if it is the bulbs i am using

[albert_dao]

Wanderer posted a good explanation here:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...2&postcount=35

Knowing how they work within the biological strata is the key to understanding why some people have stunning success while others crash their tank.