Corals dying

[kien]

Indeed, there are just as many "zeoVit/vodka/sugar crashed my tank!" Stories. I for one have been using bioPellets since they first came out 3 years ago and I jam pack my reactor which isn't even one of those fancy new recirculating reactors.

Anyway, if I was to make a suggestion I would say your alk vs calc do seem out of balance. In a probiotic system it's generally suggested that a lower alk is better. I typically run mine at 7/8 with calcium at 420.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Seriak

The horror stories I read were all about people putting too many in and too fast. I went ridiculously slow, but hey who knows. The output is placed toward the input of the skimmer but isn't directly fed into the skimmer, not sure how that would work anyways. I bought the reef octopus reactor that keeps the pellets moving perfectly.

Can I ask you why you made the decision to go the pellet route Seriak?

Obviously you had success in keeping SPS? What were you trying to achieve, correct or ??

Thanks

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

pellets...why do I read so many horror stories about them?

I agree 100%

I flew home last night for my days off at home. I thought it was really strange that there was a pig on my plane

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I agree 100%

I flew home last night for my days off at home. I thought it was really strange that there was a pig on my plane

You are getting old and nearsighted my friend. She posted pellets not piglets.

[Madreefer]

Oh Naesco you never got the joke. I usually argue with her. You know you the saying when pigs fly?

[Madmak]

Like most things in life, you only hear the bad stories. No one is interested in writing or reading happy stuff.

I think pellets have their place, but they can also cause issues if not used correctly, just like any carbon dosing. The trouble with pellets is the ambiguity of how much to use, how fast to tumble, how to introduce them, etc. I believe the biggest problems come from non-circulating reactors. They seem to flood the water column with carbon and bacteria as the output is more than the skimmer can handle. I run about 100 GPH of processed water in to my 2000 GPH skimmer pump. This zero bypass method has made a big difference.

[Madmak]

I ran a small amount of GFO with my pellets right from the start. It brought both Nitrates and Phosphates down quite gently and evenly.

It does take time though.