Bio Pellet Bandwagon

[Europhyllia]

I think if somebody was on the fence about the pellets thing Prodibio might be a nice thing to try just to see how the bacteria affects their system. I am using Prodibio (just the bacteria source) in addition to my pellets and like it quite well. No hardware to buy...

[medi]

I've been running vertex pellets for about three months now. My nitrates and phosphates are both at zero and have not fluctuated from there since the addition. The only problem I'm having is since starting the pellets I have actually started to develop cyano. I never had any cyano in my tank prior to the pellets so I can only assume it is the result of them. I've read a few others that have had the same problem, but from the majority of my reading it seems to help reduce cyano more than increase it growth.

[Big_Pun]

I've been running vertex pellets for about three months now. My nitrates and phosphates are both at zero and have not fluctuated from there since the addition. The only problem I'm having is since starting the pellets I have actually started to develop cyano. I never had any cyano in my tank prior to the pellets so I can only assume it is the result of them. I've read a few others that have had the same problem, but from the majority of my reading it seems to help reduce cyano more than increase it growth.

i got some red slime algae as my pellets kicked in, i never had that problem before. it is slowly going away so im not worried.

[medi]

How long have you been running the pellets? Mine does not seem to be receding at all. In fact it seems like it might be getting worse.

[Europhyllia]

I started the pellets in February (old thread here ). I started a new tank in August - also with pellets- and did experience the macro struggeling but cyano blooming.
Drove me nuts for awhile and I decided to go the Zeo route. (see brief summary here)

At this point I can see a small patch of cyano below sand level on the glass but nothing at all in the actual display.