Bio pellet reactor users

I've been wondering the same thing.. I'm gonna tag along with this one.

 

pellet reactor in sump- effluent discharge to skimmer on one tank .Algeascrubber on the other tank. I believe I have same reactor as yours John. Just direct outlet tube near skimmer intake and you should be fine. start with about half the recommended dose of pellets.

 

I was using one but was fighting cyano since about a month after I started the tank. The tank was fairly new and employed the BP's right from the start. I suppose it is possible the cyano was just a cycle, however it receded with in 2 weeks of me shutting of the BP's and switching to ZEO. I did not have a Po4 problem, infact it was always 0, even on the hanna. I like the idea, but I think in my case I had to little live stock to justify them. I do see many systems running them with success, just be prepared to feed your corals more.

 

You will,get a break out of cyano fairly often when you start up a bio pellet reactor, especially if you start out with to much. I recommend starting with less then half the recommended amount and working your way up over several weeks.

 

Hey ya'll.

I run the pellets and I 've had pretty good success with them. I have TONS of fish so I think I'd be up a creek if I didn't use some sort of carbon dosing. I've never had a cyano outbreak. The only thing I did have was a spike of PO4 for some reason. (still trying to figure that one out) With a couple water changes I'm back to a respectable level.
Nitrates = ~0-5

The only algae I get is on my glass and it's just the typical growth, now hair algae what so ever. This could also be a result of my large herd. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

I like them, but I wish I was running a little bit more flow through them. Working on that issue as well. I want those babies moving!

I've got the largest of the Reef Octopus reactors about 1/2 full of pellets.

BEWARE of the crappy pellets out there. I only use the ones from BULK REEF now. I don't get clumping, etc. from their brand, the other brands (more yellowish pellets) SUCK!

Hope that helps..

 

Honestly, it really really depends on what kind of system you're running and what types of corals you keep. The place where biopellets are really effective is in SPS systems, and systems which house **** LOADS of fish. Do not mistake, Elliot has a metric **** ton of fish in his system, and using biopellets is probably the ONLY way for him to have stable enough parameters to keep his SPS as healthy as they are.

I have very few fish on the other hand, and tons of SPS corals. Most of my SPS are textbook specimens, until I forget and go a week or more without feeding heavily, then they pale out and look crappy. It's a thin line to walk, and having lots of fish definitely helps.

If you're running a mixed reef or a reef full of softies, I couldn't recommend biopellets at all. But if you have SPS, I highly recommend them, they're easy to set and forget once you get them dialed in. +1 on BRS biopellets. You do need to be mindful of your KH when you run biopellets, keep it between 7 and 10dkh or risk "alk burn" (tips on acroporas get weird and start dying).

Your biopellet reactor needs to feed directly into the intake or at least dump water in front of the intake of your skimmer for maximum effectiveness.

 

I second everything he said.. I love them im running a reefo octopus pellet reactor never clumps tumbles great

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