Zeo or Bio-pellets for SPS

[pirate2876]

I am thinking of either trying Zeo, or bio-pellets again. I have never used the full zeo set-up, so that would be something new. As for pellets, I never had good luck with them but, I would buy a nice reactor this time around. Which would you suggest for SPS, and why?

Picking up the tank this weekend. Looking to get it set-up soon...details to follow.

 

[xmas_one]

I'd skip both the zeo and the pellets and run a good skimmer and calcium reactor. I think people (myself included) are needlessly hung up on the idea that you need to run a low nutrient system to keep SPS, it is a false notion. I believe stability is the key.

 

[pirate2876]

I'd skip both the zeo and the pellets and run a good skimmer and calcium reactor. I think people (myself included) are needlessly hung up on the idea that you need to run a low nutrient system to keep SPS, it is a false notion. I believe stability is the key.

I agree with you. I am looking for different ideas for this tank though. Its going to be a bit of an experiment as is.

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I'd skip both the zeo and the pellets and run a good skimmer and calcium reactor. I think people (myself included) are needlessly hung up on the idea that you need to run a low nutrient system to keep SPS, it is a false notion. I believe stability is the key.

Ditto...

 

[Mr V]

I just took off my biopellet. Except the fact that algae appear, I'm very please with the result on my sps frags. They are slowly color up and polyps out.



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[Xaznkewlguyx]

If done right, zeo tanks are some of the best looking tanks out there.

 

[pirate2876]

So no one uses bio-pellets anymore? Anyone have success with either of these options?

 

[mark.a.smith405]

I've had great success with biopellets. More specifically Eco pack plus pellets. They have been able to manage my nitrates and phosphates.


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[LAreefguy]

So no one uses bio-pellets anymore? Anyone have success with either of these options?

i use bio pellets and love them i use ab aquamaxx and have good results. I think bean uses biopellets as well.

 

[ctello23]

I'm using biopellets on my mixed reef tank and I've been seeing good growth on my sps and lps since putting it on. And I only put half of the recommended biopellets.

 

[BeanMachine]

So no one uses bio-pellets anymore? Anyone have success with either of these options?

I just removed my biopellets the other day, mainly because my cad lights reactor for some reason stopped working. I am going to mess with it tonight, give it a good cleaning but contemplating not turning it back on. I may just keep checking the nitrates and phosphates and see what happens... possibly add them back in a smaller amount with a different reactor.

Ntirates were always zero, but phosphates were slowly rising. Everything looks good though.

 

[pirate2876]

Anyone have a recommendation on a reactor for pellets?

 

[mark.a.smith405]

i am using the aquamaxx reaactor. It works really well. I clean it every other month and it tumbles like cray cray.

 

[ctello23]

I'm using the Cadlights reactor as well and I like the tumble.

 

[getindavanlilboy]

I use one of the CPR ones they're okay for up to 300ml of biopellets

 

[BeanMachine]

Two months later with no pellets and the tank is rocking.

 

[cymaster007]

I took my reactor offline and things are looking better. I had the reef octopus reactor.it clogged every few months

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[cymaster007]

I used Dr tim's pearls w waste away

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[pciscott]

I do not have a way to understand the amount of uptake with biopellets so I do not run them anymore. If I was going to carbon dose I would feel more comfortable dosing vinegar or some other type I could measure on a dose pump. I found my tank started doing much better when I took pellets off line.

Interesting speaker at Macna with Reef Nutrition who said we have turned reefing into rocket science and that all we need is good quality live rock and a skimmer to get results. He talked against dry rock and said that it could not compare to live rock.

It took my tank two years to season and I tend to think he is on too something.

In my experience Biopellets can help keep nitrates down, but they can also feed bad bacteria and my declining tank rebounded when I stopped using them.

I will take simple over Rocket Science when it comes to my tank.

 

[solitude127]

I'm still a user of BioPellets but not in the same amount as I used to. I was keeping close to 1000mls of pellets but probably down to 300 - 400. About 3 - 4 years ago, everyone was wanting a ULNS but come to find out, a ULNS doesn't guarantee a beautiful reef. I'm also using a Aquamaxx reactor and really like it. For about $100 it's a great reactor.