On my 210 I was running 2 BRS bio pellet reactors. I always had nitrate issues because of my messy fish (mainly my porcupine puffer who likes to chew his food and spit out little bits). The reactors did a good job at keeping the nitrates low (under 10).
Recently I had to go fallow for 72 days. During this time, I swapped one reactor out and built a algae reactor out of a Phosban 550. Everything is going well, but I don't see the biopelllets being consumed as fast or at all. Is this because the nutrients are so low there is a lower concentration of bacteria to feed on the biopelllets?
As the title says, are these self regulating as the bacteria concentration rises and falls?
Recently I had to go fallow for 72 days. During this time, I swapped one reactor out and built a algae reactor out of a Phosban 550. Everything is going well, but I don't see the biopelllets being consumed as fast or at all. Is this because the nutrients are so low there is a lower concentration of bacteria to feed on the biopelllets?
As the title says, are these self regulating as the bacteria concentration rises and falls?