Moving bio-pellets

[reeffreak]

Hey guys for all you pellets user I have a quick question. As of right now im running a tlf 150 almost full to the titts with pellets I was wondering if I swap the pellets into a tlf 550 will there be an issues ? Will I be disrupting the cycle the pellets run if I move them to another reactor ?

 

[Darryl_V]

If you move them right over you will have no issue at all....

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Did yu start with 100 ml. ....them how much more amd when ?

 

[teebone110]

Why are you going with the larger reactor... for better tumble action or do you want to add more pellets?  Is this for your 75g system?

 

[jones02]

I was reading that the 150 works better then the 550 for pellets?

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

I've added 500 ml of  ecobak pellets when I first set the tank up. The container says use 1000 ml for 200 gallons, I used half of that amount on my 75 DT + 35 gallon sump.

The plan was to swap them right over to the 550 and put back online so I can't see it taking any more then a couple minutes to do. I get a good tumble in the 150 but I thought that it would maybe be better in the 550 for tumble, also I could add more pellets to the reactor also. How do I figure out if more pellets should be added, not topped up but more added to the reactor. Is there such thing as overloading on pellets, can a excessive amount of pellets be harmful or would it act just the same ad having t proper amount ?

 

[Duke]

im only planning on running 250ml, im hoping that's enough for my setup, I already have low nitrates and phospates

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

I hooked mine up 3 days into the tank cycle and added as much of the pellets that were recommended. I just did a phosphate reading and p04 is high sitting at .125 which is crazy my nitrates are on the decline and on the low end of the spectrum. I have done a small water change after the ammonia dropped but plan on doing a bigger WC this weekend. I'm running a brs dual reactor with rowa and carbon but the reactor was a waste of money, water barely runs threw the reactor with a mj 1200 pump it just trickles out of the output so I may just remove the carbon and see if I get a better flow threw the rowa.

 

[spyd]

I found the same thing with the BRS reactor. It needs a Mag 3 hooked up to it to keep the GFO tumbling. If I didn't all ready have the dual reactor, I would go with seperate reactors for each. Do you have the older style canisters or the newer versions with the slits on the bottom of them? I found a big difference the instant I switched to the newer models. They allow for a lot more flow.

 

[Neopimp]

Moving bio-pellets

I hooked mine to a hammerhead.... Sort of works... May need a larger pump...

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

Mines the newer version but I dislike it very much I need to figure something out soon , I need to get on top of my high phosphates so I can start moving all my sps frags into the display right now there in another system.

 

[Duke]

maybe ditch the carbon and run a smaller amount of GFO in both reactors?

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

Could be a possibility duke good call , sucks cause I could have just bought one reactor now I may have to use te dual with Gfo in each chamber

 

[Duke]

Re: Moving bio-pellets

ya that's not a very good fix but it might work for you, either that or use a bigger pump, or t off your return. I bet its the carbon that's restricting the flow. or take it apart and make them single brs reactors.

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

I will most likely take the dual apart and use just one of them and see if that makes any difference

 

[teebone110]

your mj1200 should be strong enough to run the brs dual reactor, as I had success for over a year, no issues. Are the screens clean and free from debris? Something might be blocking the flow?

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

I just ordered it 2 weeks ago, took both sponges out in second chamber and the top one of the first chamber. Still same issues.

 

[reeffreak]

Moving bio-pellets

When I had my old tank I used their older version dual never had issues , this new one has huge sponges in them

 

[Thmh]

i use a ehiem 1262 to run all 3 of my reactor   it works great with just a little DIY pluming.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Ohh i have a ehiem 1262 sitting in the box.  It was the return pump driving my old tank