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Old 01-10-2011, 02:04 AM
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what do it take out NO3 and phosphates
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what do it take out NO3 and phosphates
Hey, they are pretty good, helps to create a NLS (nutrient low system) eating up all those nasty things like nitrates.

There is a trick to using them, keeping them tubmling vigorously on top, but very very slow at the bottom of the reactor. Also exporting the water from the reactor in front of the skimmer intake. If setup properly, they do a good job.
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Also exporting the water from the reactor in front of the skimmer intake. If setup properly, they do a good job.
That is my other question where does everyone have the water output from there reactors? I know Rick has his going back in front of his skimmers, what about the rest of you?
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That is my other question where does everyone have the water output from there reactors? I know Rick has his going back in front of his skimmers, what about the rest of you?
Output of reactor close to intake of skimmer. I believe this is typically recommended by the manufacturers, and makes sense. As the bacteria consumes pellets they too will generate waste and you typically want that waste exported via the skimmer. Of course, not all if the bacterial waste will get skimmed out. Some will escape back into the tank and will become food for corals and other filter feeders.
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I have search for this info but have never been able to find it any where, maybe I was looking in the wrong place. My output hose is now down right in front of the pump that feeds my 1st skimmer.
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I have a 400G system with 2 reactors.

1 x converted 3qt ZEOvit reactor with 1500 ml of pellets
1 x Vertex UF20 with 1100 ml of pellets

The ZEOvit reactor drains just in front of my skimmer intake.
The Vertex UF20 drains directly into my sump.

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Greg,

The reason for having the export from the pellets infront of the skimmer intake is for 2 reasons:

1.) The pellets do depleat the water of oxygen, so the skimmer re-oxygenizez the water
2.) To remove any excess that the pellets do create, anything not removed becomes food for the coral.

I hope this helps.
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