biopellets .. .good source of info?

[Carabelli]

Is there a thread or a page that anyone can recommend that gives an updated look at Bio Pellets that answers the following questions:

> how effective are they?
> what is the ideal system for them?
> what is the best way to implement them?
> what is the long term effectiveness?
> what is the best reactor to use?

 

[Guest]

If you don't have a skimmer I wouldn't recommend biopellets




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[Carabelli]

A skimmer may be in the works ... I have been doing some research of late that shows a skimmer may be necessary ... especially if running bp

 

[Guest]

I ran biopellets for over 3 years finally took them off

I would try skimmer and refugium and if still have phosphate and nitrate issue the go biopellets. To get most effectiveness you need to dose a bacteria couple times a week. I recommend zeovit zeobak or dr Tim's I do not recommend mb7. Biopellets is same concept as zeovit but without plunging the zeovits daily

And even of you do have phosphates and nitrates I would go natural route first like adding clams.

That small of a tank you really don't need biopellets.


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[niteowl03]

Why dont you recommend the mb7

 

[Guest]

@niteowl03 wrote:

There's a thread on rc where a lab guy that was a hobbyist put some mb7 under a microscope and a Petri dish and under microscope very little bacteria compared to zeobak when he tried that. When I switched to zeobak I could see results in increased skimmate from bacteria "fluff " from the biopellets


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[Carabelli]

thanks for the feedback pampee ...

 

[Carabelli]

@kuyatwo wrote:

When you say clams, are referencing derasa, squamosa, crocea and maxima clams?

 

[Guest]

Yep any of those clams they filter the water and lower nitrates and phosphates


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[Carabelli]

will they all do well with a bare bottom tank ... i.e. do they attach well to the glass?

 

[Guest]

Maximas and crocea you can buy clam cradle it's like a frag disk but curved so clam can sit in it.

Squamosas can sit on the glass or put on a cradle also they don't attach to anything. You don't want to get too big a squamosa as they can squirt a jet of water


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[Carabelli]

who sells the clam cradles?

 

[Guest]

@Carabelli wrote:

I know reefkoi does maybe he will bring some to nextwave


http://reefkoi.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=7&zenid=c61a3775092397b88249807d868c1eb8



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