reaper78 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 wah... reaper..... you testing this old man's eye sight..... seems like yours are ok. no mixture. Hi Bro, haha....yah lor....now i becoming paranoid...haha... That was the former pic taken before i actually place in it (My tank thread)...... Quote Tank Size: 3 x 3 x 2 with 3.5ft cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member teebs Posted April 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 16, 2010 Hi Bro, haha....yah lor....now i becoming paranoid...haha... That was the former pic taken before i actually place in it (My tank thread)...... If your skimmer was skimming properly when u first added in the bio pellets, then should not have any of the large size pellets in your pack. However, if you skimmer is not working properly since you added in the bio pellets, I would suggest taking out all the bio pellets and take a closer look at them. The one on the right is the pellet that you should remove. Quote My Setup: 3x2x2 tank with IOS Equipment List: Chiller: Artica 1/5HP Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000 Return Pump: OR3500 Skimmer: Deltec APF600 Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic FR: Skimz FR Pump: Atman AT-104 Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper78 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 If your skimmer was skimming properly when u first added in the bio pellets, then should not have any of the large size pellets in your pack. However, if you skimmer is not working properly since you added in the bio pellets, I would suggest taking out all the bio pellets and take a closer look at them. The one on the right is the pellet that you should remove. Errm.......Skimming seems okay but i afraid that i might get mixed pellets (added another 500ml) last week. Just now i slightly 'lifted-up' the bag of bio-pellet(Still within the water so as to minimize air exposure) to inspect and seems okay. Anyway thanks bro.... Quote Tank Size: 3 x 3 x 2 with 3.5ft cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted April 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 16, 2010 chris, got a better picture? uncompressed ones. i got no zoom in eyesight so cannot really see. but your one seem to be the shape on the left of peter's picture. so its on the left, it will be fine i guess. the problem for me is that i have got both the left and right. so now i dun dare to use it yet. because of the lipid formation, your skimmer will be affected which might lead to water quality issue. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper78 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 chris, got a better picture? uncompressed ones. i got no zoom in eyesight so cannot really see. but your one seem to be the shape on the left of peter's picture. so its on the left, it will be fine i guess. the problem for me is that i have got both the left and right. so now i dun dare to use it yet. because of the lipid formation, your skimmer will be affected which might lead to water quality issue. Hi Bro, This is the best 'blown' up pic liao. Thanks for identify it..... Quote Tank Size: 3 x 3 x 2 with 3.5ft cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member teebs Posted April 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 16, 2010 chris, got a better picture? uncompressed ones. i got no zoom in eyesight so cannot really see. but your one seem to be the shape on the left of peter's picture. so its on the left, it will be fine i guess. the problem for me is that i have got both the left and right. so now i dun dare to use it yet. because of the lipid formation, your skimmer will be affected which might lead to water quality issue. Hi Law, I would suggest that you take out the non standard pellets and use the normal bio pellets if you need to use them now. Otherwise if the package is unopened, you can ask the LFS you bought from if they are willing to do a 1 to 1 exchange for you. Quote My Setup: 3x2x2 tank with IOS Equipment List: Chiller: Artica 1/5HP Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000 Return Pump: OR3500 Skimmer: Deltec APF600 Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic FR: Skimz FR Pump: Atman AT-104 Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member teebs Posted April 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 16, 2010 Hi Bro, This is the best 'blown' up pic liao. Thanks for identify it..... I think your package looks ok. Quote My Setup: 3x2x2 tank with IOS Equipment List: Chiller: Artica 1/5HP Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000 Return Pump: OR3500 Skimmer: Deltec APF600 Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic FR: Skimz FR Pump: Atman AT-104 Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted April 16, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 16, 2010 Hi Law, I would suggest that you take out the non standard pellets and use the normal bio pellets if you need to use them now. Otherwise if the package is unopened, you can ask the LFS you bought from if they are willing to do a 1 to 1 exchange for you. yeah will do that. Thanks for the tip Peter. I think your package looks ok. Yeap I agree too. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper78 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I think your package looks ok. Phew.....Thanks to Jacky/Law/Peter for helping to id. Now i can sleep in peace....hehe Quote Tank Size: 3 x 3 x 2 with 3.5ft cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo77 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Think I kena the mixed package. Sighz. Quote Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262 FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000 Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000 Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500 Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w Controller : GHL Profilux Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox Ozonizer : Sander C50 UV : Corallife 6x Algae Scrubbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper78 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Think I kena the mixed package. Sighz. SIan 1/2 right? bwn was ur skimmate affected? Quote Tank Size: 3 x 3 x 2 with 3.5ft cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo77 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Don't think so. Still skimming. Quote Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262 FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000 Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000 Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500 Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w Controller : GHL Profilux Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox Ozonizer : Sander C50 UV : Corallife 6x Algae Scrubbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinakid Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 reefer who bought the biopellet care to share their experience on the product effiency in reducing nitrate and phosphate? i guess some reefer experience poor or no reduction in nitrate and phosphate probably due to the contaminate pack they got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted April 19, 2010 SRC Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2010 I just found out that my pack contain both types of pallets runing in my FR.. Majority is the good one and maybe 20% is the odd one, keeping my finger cross now to see if it affect my skimmer.. If not, it will be such a pain to take eveything out from the FR and sort each one out.. *Sigh.. Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member digibee Posted April 19, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 19, 2010 Wow, I better check mine when I am home today! Quote () Happy will do ... (o_o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member babareef Posted April 20, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hi Guys. Anyone bought this product from Reef Depot? I got mine from there less than a month ago. About 80% I run it thru my FR and the rest in my sump. I took out the ones from my sump and went to separate them but I can't tell the difference cos they've shrunk in size. While my FR still running I also can't tell the difference between the two. But my guess is most of my pellets are the oval shaped ones. Funny though, my skimmer not skimming as much as before although I can see that my nitrates reduced considerably. The best thing is my chaeto grow very very fast since I run the pellet. Even my mangroves grew new leaves faster than before. Anyone can come out with a good explanation to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted April 21, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 21, 2010 Chaeto is known to be a good nutrient export in that it will 'consume' the element that is abundant in your system. So in this case Babareef, if your chaeto is growing, it doesn't meant it is good, what is actually happening is that what you did is not working hence the growth of the chaeto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Maybe this is why some pellets are of different shape? http://reefbuilders.com/2010/04/27/npx-biobeads-oceanic-corals-source-np-biopellets/ Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted May 1, 2010 SRC Supporter Share Posted May 1, 2010 Prehapes anyone can share their experience here on using the Bio-pallets ? I have been runing the Bio-palltes in a FR for about 2 week now, and after about 8 day my skimmer start to skim again.. Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klyve Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Prehapes anyone can share their experience here on using the Bio-pallets ? I have been runing the Bio-palltes in a FR for about 2 week now, and after about 8 day my skimmer start to skim again.. same here also running in FR start skimming 1 week ltr but after skimming for around 4 days stop skimming and a few days start to skim and stop again for a few times..inside my tank for 1 month plus liao...Fed up with this product and it my NO3 & P04 still remain the same no drop... Thinking of dumping the products into the bin Quote || Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 || || Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 || || CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank|| || FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV || || Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor || || Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chercm Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 i have added into the TLF FR and have been non stopped skimming . so happy with the performance Quote Humble tank : Size: 4x2.5x2 ft - Display Equipment : Return 1 : Ecotech marine L1 Return 2 : Ecotech marine M1 CR : Skimz CM122 - Caribsea extra course media with Grotech magnesium Light : ATI 8x54W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 This product only works when it is being biodegraded. I've been running mine even before this product was being sold here and by now the pellets seem to be 50-60% of their mass already. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted May 11, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 11, 2010 A new product similar to the original one is appearing which looks like the contaminant found in the original product. Kinda weird isn't it? http://reefbuilders.com/2010/05/10/warner-marine-unveils-ecobak-solid-vodka-dosing-pellets/#comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted May 11, 2010 Author SRC Member Share Posted May 11, 2010 A new product similar to the original one is appearing which looks like the contaminant found in the original product. Kinda weird isn't it? http://reefbuilders.com/2010/05/10/warner-marine-unveils-ecobak-solid-vodka-dosing-pellets/#comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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