Are Bio Pellets Reactors Becoming Abandoned?

[allan]

I'm not using a pre filter, just the perforated plate on bottom and top.

I'm not crazy about the results yet. Worse case scenerio I've got one heck of a carbon reactor.

[ErikH]

Mine was getting clogged with detritus and then the plate would have uneven flow. Keep an eye on yours.

[allan]

I have forbidden uneven flow.

So far I've not had an issue with it... except for the poor reaction I'm getting from my corals.

[SoLiD]

Thanks everyone. Great info. I will take it all in and make a decision with in a week or so.

[Big_Pun]

Thanks everyone. Great info. I will take it all in and make a decision with in a week or so.

I also recommend a good reactor made for pellets not just a gfo reactor, nextreef,vertex, octopus make good reactors

[ReefCube]

keep it simple..ignore the hype remember many sps dominated reef tanks with great color have done this with ONLY regular water changes.

[Europhyllia]

keep it simple..ignore the hype remember many sps dominated reef tanks with great color have done this with ONLY regular water changes.

I disagree with that. I am all for trying new things. Some things stay. Some things change. If we just ignored any new options we'd all be filling up slate bottom aquariums. You got to have people willing to try stuff.

Once people tried it though it's often cheaper to take all the info they provide rather than spending money to experience it yourself.

[CoryDude]

Agree with Karin. We need people in this hobby willing to try something different. When I first started in the hobby, everyone would tell you not to buy goniopora's, because they would die after 6 months in captivity. But, hobbyists kept trying and trying and, now look where we're at.

Besides, I've seen pics of nice ULNS sps tanks using bacterial systems. Is it worth the trouble and expense with all the additives needed? IMO, not really.

David, I think the ultimate decision comes down to what type of system you're planning. If I was setting up a softie, fish only, or any other system requiring a lot of feeding, I'd use a bacterial filter in a heartbeat.

[Europhyllia]

If I was setting up a softie, fish only, or any other system requiring a lot of feeding, I'd use a bacterial filter in a heartbeat.

Really? I was actually thinking the opposite. lol

Softies don't care if there's a little extra N or P and in fact seem to do worse with less (as is the case when you got the pellets at work). My constant feeding just caused bacterial blooms in the water column. It seemed just like such a waste to spend money on the filterfeeder stuff and the pellets just to have it cancel each other out.

Like pouring blueberry juice and bleach in the washer at the same time...

I figured they should work great for SPS tanks with a few fish where all feeding is done with bite sized pieces that are eaten by the fish right away and no fine particles or liquids in the water column.

[Big_Pun]

keep it simple..ignore the hype remember many sps dominated reef tanks with great color have done this with ONLY regular water changes.

there has been an increase of pellet tank of month on RC, pretty good for only being around like 5-7 years and only recently popular in the US. no reason to give negative feedback on something you have never used.