Bio pellet Reactors

[samuel88]

Hi everyone,

recently i've been reading up about bio pellets and fluidized bed reactors.

I just want to know what everyone's opinion is on the matter, do they cause more harm than good? e.g i read they can cause cyano,bacterial blooms, people's tanks not looking so good after using it. etc etc.

i want to increase the biofiltration capacity of my tank without taking up so much space. so is this a good piece of equipment to have?

Thanks.

[RockyBoy]

May be can manually dose vodka. No need reactors or pumps.

[VelvetAirwaves]

Dosing vodka is risky unless you have the expertise and know exactly what you're doing. Many people have crashed their tanks because they didn't know what they were doing. Vodka dosing requires an upsize skimmer. If you do not have one, I'd suggest that If you wanted to increase the capacity of bio filtration, running bio pellets is a good idea.

However do watch how much pellets you add initially, adding too much at the start will cause a bacterial bloom, which many people have faced in terms of very cloudy or milky water.

Do you dose bioptim or biodigest? I think it the simplest way by far. Hahaha!

Hope this helps.

[VelvetAirwaves]

Erps just to clear this is from my understanding do feel free to scrutinise!