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![]() With all the articles I've read it seems more bad then good. What I have kinda desired to do with the bio pellets in use less then told to and start with even less and add slow. I watch some vids and came to the conclusion. To tumble the bio pellets at a lower rate. I've never had a problem with nitrates and I've been using phosban media for the last couple months.I have a little bubble algea problem but besides that no other algea. Any tips my tank is mostly sps and lighting is LED. The live rock is a couple years old as I did an upgrade in October witch is used new sand and old live rock and water. Any tips would be great
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![]() Start with 1/2 the recommended amount & when that depletes to half, add some more to a little better then half and so on until you get to what is recommended. Be sure to soak them for 24 hrs in RO water before use. Don't tumble them to slow or they will clog up. You don't want them to fly around just rotate bottom to top.
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![]() Thanks alot I usually do water changes every two weeks and havnt really had much nitrate problems but I do 16 gallons in a 55 gallon with 50 lbs or rock so do you think I should do less changes or maybe once a month
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![]() Keep doing you water changes, it replaces essential additives your reef require's.
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![]() If you have no algae or nitrates, why do you want to run bio pellets?
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![]() I figured I wouldn't have to do as meny water changes and Ive heard the sps does alot better and colors are nicer toO.. I do have bubble algea but I doubt the pellets I'll remove it. I did have some cheato grow on some rock but I used some 2 part magnesium paste and it hasn't come back. my tank is all sps and Lps if that means anything
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