I was getting about half this much before using the pellets. So I assume they are doing what they are supposed to be.

After 14 days of running the N-P Reducing pellets and MicroBacter7 the results are:

1. nitrates reduced from 20 to 10 on Salifert and Elos kits
2. darker, thicker skimmate
3. clearer water
4. cyano completely cleared up

Very promising so far! :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I never even noticed you cad cyano.....couldnt take my eyes off the amazing livestock long enough i guess :)

It was just starting to break out when you were here, then got fairly ugly in the next few weeks.

After 3 weeks of running the pellets and no water changes the nitrate level seems to have leveled off at 10. Which is a whole lot better than before the pellets when I was having to change 10% of the water weekly to keep the nitrates under 20. (Saved $25 in salt already!) :biggrin:

Lance, are you running the full dose of pellets?

I am now. I was only running a half dose for the first two weeks because that is all I had. The rest of my order came earlier this week.

Ah ok, good to know. Be interesting to see what happens when you add the other half :biggrin:

After coming back from holidays I was pleased to see the tank in good shape. Three weeks without a water change and the nitrates measured out at 10 ppm. The N-P reducing pellets are working better than I had hoped. :biggrin:

Welcome back Lance.....good to hear the tank did well while you were gone......Its also good to hear about the bio-lentils.....*I wonder if I could add a couple more fish if I stared using them:mrgreen:*....thats a pretty dramatic improvement you've seen.......sounds like its kinda like time realeased carbon dosing huh?......We will be getting them at the shop soon:twised: