Im thinking about adding bio pellets in my reactor. My nitrates are starting to creep on me as I add more corals.
My aim to keep keep nitrates around 5ppm. Phosphates are still 0
So question on poll is biopellets yay or nay?
Please comment
Hey,I am undecided with bio pellets. Alot of people say they work but promote cyano. I struggle with cyano but have reduced my issue with gfo.
I'm not so sure of that, I once thought the same but I had a well established, understocked 180L tank with mostly soft/LPS coral and 1 very small fish eating microalgae and turbo eggs for quite some time and my nitrates were 5ppm, phos was 0.03.Adding corals should not increase nitrates, the waste they produce in miniscule, unless you have a pico?
Sump currently only For the ato and skimmer. I can fit the marine pure spheres. Are they good?As you are discovering you are going to need additional filtration - that much is clear. I would just wait until you are fully stocked so you have a better idea of what your needs are exactly. You don't have to do it that way though.
There are a number of filtration options, we all use a combination of this and that to get the results we want - biopellets wouldn't be my first preference though.
Do you have room for a 4" x 4" x 8" Marine Pure block in the sump?
The cyano clean and snow, could I use those if i am dosing the red sea foundations gear?Hey,
I agree hat biopellets can cause this issue. Gfo will help but as soon as it you come off it you will have the same issue again.
GFo is going to starve the good bacteria from growing as it won't be able to compete with gfo. So when you come if fit your left with the same unbalanced ratio of bacteria one strong culture and one weak.
Just a suggestion but you could try using
zeovit cyno clean with zeovit coral snow.
Yep you can use it with red sea,The cyano clean and snow, could I use those if i am dosing the red sea foundations gear?
I have low phos .07 and little to no no and I alway, always, always have cyano. Have trIed most things and see results short term but it always comes back. Po4x4 is the only thing that I have had success with so far.
Do you have a link on how the zeo stones work? The program seems to get awesome results even though It just sounds like a snazzy cannister filter to me. ;)Yep you can use it with red sea,
Marine pure block also sounds like a good idea, its a similar concept to zeovit stones. It create real-estate for bacteria.
Yes a picture speaks a thousand words and when you google 'zeovit reef tank' the results are undeniable.Do you have a link on how the zeo stones work? The program seems to get awesome results even though It just sounds like a snazzy cannister filter to me. ;)