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Old 08-02-2011, 08:29 PM
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I don't want to be a jerk here...but,

Can you tell me the exact list of ingredients in all the Prodibio products?

Without providing the ingredients you can't in good faith call Biopellets Snake Oil while in the same breath promote another system for which no ingredients lists are provided by the manufacturer.
"snake oil is a term used to describe commercial cryptographic methods and products which are considered bogus"

I didn't mean to call any particular product snake oil. Would it have helped if I split that paragraph into two? I will go rearrange my post so it reads better.

You won't find ingredient lists in many reef products; Zeovit, Fauna Marin, Prodibio, SeaChem stuff like Coral Vitalizer, Kent products, oh the list goes on. Snake oil doesn't necessarily refer to a lack of a list of ingredients.
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Old 08-02-2011, 08:53 PM
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Biopellets work, there's no disputing that. There are some variables surrounding the use of pellets that no doubt have an affect on its success rate. I can personally say that they are working fine for me and I'm glad I don't have to make regular payments to Prodibio or Zeo or anything like them. This hobby is expensive enough as it is without having to pump money into supplements like a crack habit just to keep it looking vibrant. Biopellets are simple, a good reactor and pump, a couple of bags of pellets, and you don't have to look at it for another six months! The cost is minimal, and you can pull the reactor without worrying about a tank crash (I've tried it).
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Old 08-02-2011, 09:24 PM
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Biopellets, Zeo, Fauna Marin, Prodibio, vodka dosing, GFO, carbon...all nutrient reduction. A person just has to pick what they prefer. Personally, I like the combo attack!
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anyone using vinegar? what are your dose amounts?
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Old 08-03-2011, 08:11 PM
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What is this "biopellets" you guys speak?!? Sounds interesting...
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Old 08-03-2011, 08:20 PM
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What is this "biopellets" you guys speak?!? Sounds interesting...
Perhaps a sister-technology to this new LED thing I've seen a thread or two on?
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Old 08-03-2011, 10:54 PM
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What is this "biopellets" you guys speak?!? Sounds interesting...
It is the Vertec brand of NP pellets, the are just called Vertec Biopellets. They were recommended to me by Red Coral as a better product over the NP or NPX.
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Old 08-03-2011, 11:02 PM
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It is the Vertec brand of NP pellets, the are just called Vertec Biopellets. They were recommended to me by Red Coral as a better product over the NP or NPX.
Oh.. Okay thanks. I heard that they were better than zeoVit pellets, is that true?
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Oh.. Okay thanks. I heard that they were better than zeoVit pellets, is that true?
Almost as true as the fact that I'm never returning your fish trap .

Onnnn topic, why don't you fill it with GFO? At least that's proven to absorb phosphates, biopellets are like religion in the sense that there are way to many out there and they all claim to be the best.
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Speaking of which I just received an order of vertex biopellets and reactors....

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