SRC Member Evolutionz Posted April 10, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 10, 2014 Bro, can elaborate why vinegar is safer than biopellet? biopellet is constant carbon dosing, vinegar can be stopped anytime. biopellet are usually used in a larger amount and i guess your tank will crash faster if skimmer breakdown. just my personal opinion Quote EvolutionZ's Floating Reef: (Decommed) EvolutionZ's 4ft shallow Mixed Reef Build : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member youdontnowm Posted April 10, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 10, 2014 biopellet is constant carbon dosing, vinegar can be stopped anytime. biopellet are usually used in a larger amount and i guess your tank will crash faster if skimmer breakdown. just my personal opinion +1 agree x999999 Carbon dosing is muchmuchmuch safer than biopellet . Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Quote | Display : 48x30x22 Skimmer : SK-201 skimz | Sump : 30x24x18 Wavemaker : 2x RW-15 , 1x RW-8 | Cooling : 1HP titanium drop in coil ATO : JBJ | Lighting : ATI Sunpower 8x54w + 48x cree xte royal blue Return : Jebao dc-6000 | Dosing : Jebao dosing pump [ CaCl2 + NaHCO3 ] Pump : | Reactor : FSZ Z160 zeolite reactor & phosban 150 | System : ZEOVIT decomm-ed : Ydkm SPS reef >><< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfyie Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Does the biopellet refers to the normal biopellet we put into tanks? So it's not safe?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member youdontnowm Posted April 11, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 11, 2014 Does the biopellet refers to the normal biopellet we put into tanks? So it's not safe?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What u mean ?? Biopellets is the pellets we put into the fluidised reactor. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Quote | Display : 48x30x22 Skimmer : SK-201 skimz | Sump : 30x24x18 Wavemaker : 2x RW-15 , 1x RW-8 | Cooling : 1HP titanium drop in coil ATO : JBJ | Lighting : ATI Sunpower 8x54w + 48x cree xte royal blue Return : Jebao dc-6000 | Dosing : Jebao dosing pump [ CaCl2 + NaHCO3 ] Pump : | Reactor : FSZ Z160 zeolite reactor & phosban 150 | System : ZEOVIT decomm-ed : Ydkm SPS reef >><< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofubox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Biopellets is safe to use. Just make sure u have a good skimmer n using the correct amount. They are just comparing between the pros n cons of biopellets vs carbon dosing. Quote I Love Stagsss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfyie Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Biopellets is safe to use. Just make sure u have a good skimmer n using the correct amount. They are just comparing between the pros n cons of biopellets vs carbon dosing. Ohh ouhk. Can the phosban be used for biopellets as well? What u mean ?? Biopellets is the pellets we put into the fluidised reactor.Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Ya I'm assuming u guys are referring to that as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfyie Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Biopellets is safe to use. Just make sure u have a good skimmer n using the correct amount. They are just comparing between the pros n cons of biopellets vs carbon dosing. Ohh ouhk. Can the phosban be used for biopellets as well? What u mean ?? Biopellets is the pellets we put into the fluidised reactor.Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Ya I'm assuming u guys are referring to that as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofubox Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yup, any reactor works fine as long as the pellets can tumble and don't clump up Quote I Love Stagsss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SRC Member Aquareef123 Posted April 12, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2014 biopellet is constant carbon dosing, vinegar can be stopped anytime. biopellet are usually used in a larger amount and i guess your tank will crash faster if skimmer breakdown. just my personal opinion I was told by Madpetz Ken that biopellet only dissolve as and when carbon is needed. Ultimately, the rate of growth of bacteria is dependent on the food source (in this case nitrate). If the nitrate in the tank is low, bacteria can only multiply so much. So the consumption of carbon will reduce. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member james72 Posted April 12, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2014 i tot Biopellet itself is the carbon (food source)? So it is continously supplying food for bacteria to multiply. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Cheers, James Reviving my reef tank : Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS) Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus) ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25 Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000 Vortech back up battery TLF-150 + Rowaphos Activated carbon Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3 150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato 2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofubox Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 From my understanding of biopellets, I agree with ken that the amount of bacteria is limited to the nitrates in the tank. It is also true that pellets are the fuel for bacteria. Thats why its important not to suddenly increase the amount of pellets are this will have a major impact on the overall balance of the system. Pellets are safe to use as long as its introduced right. Always good to monitor after, and from there stop adding biopellets once your nitrates are where it should be. For the remainder part, just top up once its degraded. Correct me if im wrong as well. Quote I Love Stagsss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Aquareef123 Posted April 19, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 19, 2014 From my understanding of biopellets, I agree with ken that the amount of bacteria is limited to the nitrates in the tank. It is also true that pellets are the fuel for bacteria. Thats why its important not to suddenly increase the amount of pellets are this will have a major impact on the overall balance of the system. Pellets are safe to use as long as its introduced right. Always good to monitor after, and from there stop adding biopellets once your nitrates are where it should be. For the remainder part, just top up once its degraded. Correct me if im wrong as well. I agree. I believe once your nitrate is at the right level, mark the biopellet level in the reactor and only top up small amount occasionally just to maintain the same level of biopellet. Do not dump in cups of biopellet like what I did and my nitrate dropped out of sudden and shocked all my livestock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfyie Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Ah okay.. So a question. Example for my tank I didn't run biopellets when it first started cycling. And now I want to run. Must I do bit by bit or can I out in the measured amt example 100mls and start running it. Sorry if I'm stealing a thread. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofubox Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Ah okay.. So a question. Example for my tank I didn't run biopellets when it first started cycling. And now I want to run. Must I do bit by bit or can I out in the measured amt example 100mls and start running it. Sorry if I'm stealing a thread. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hi the safe way to do this, is to add it slowly every week while testing weekly to notice the drop of nitrates. If your nitrates are not very high in the first place, u can put half recommended amount, and another half later, just split them. or 1/3 (over 3 weeks) or 1/4 (over 4 weeks) just depending on how high ur trates are. Alternatively, if u are impatient, dump everything and just pray things don't die. Key in this hobby is patience =D Make sure your skimmer is up and running, and effective by the way. Quote I Love Stagsss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfyie Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks tofu box bro. Ya my nitrates very high. Now running biosphere and rowa. Will do the bit by bit method. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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