Are Bio Pellets Reactors Becoming Abandoned?

[Europhyllia]

Only one of my SPS isn't extending, but the color is great and I 'think' I see growth even though it's not extending its polyps.

Off topic but there was a good article on the 'anorexic' reef in coral magazine a few issues back. Very interesting perspective. You might enjoy the read if you can find it online.

[allan]

I found reference to it, and a brief narrative, but couldn't draw up the article itself

[Europhyllia]

it was just posing the question why if the corals are doing so well do we not see more spawning events in the aquarium and that perhaps asexual reproduction happens even if corals are undernourished but sexual reproduction requires for the corals to be well nourished first. like I said: totally off topic ;)

[CoryDude]

And to tell the truth, could be that my LPS are reacting to something else, but Rick recognized it as something he went through. My zoas are all doing fine, my candy cane are all swolled up. My green acans are trying, so is the colony of acans that I've had about a year and a half. But they haven't started really swelling out like they used to.

At night they all seem ready to eat, and I've been feeding them a couple times a week. Only one of my SPS isn't extending, but the color is great and I 'think' I see growth even though it's not extending its polyps.

Karin, that's why I wouldn't use it on a lps or sps tank. I know bill had the same issues with the Hiatt, which even though it uses a different food source, is very similar to the pellets. The bacteria seem to cause problems on stonies for some reason.

The only reason I mentioned a softie tank, is because I used to feed mine very heavily and this type of filtration would have helped me avoid the algae problems.

[Europhyllia]

The only reason I mentioned a softie tank, is because I used to feed mine very heavily and this type of filtration would have helped me avoid the algae problems.

Makes sense - only that for me even though it avoided the algae problems it also 'avoided' the problem with softies thriving too much. So I'd rather deal with the algae problem a different way and have my softies happier. lol