GFO and Biopellets

[Vmacisback]

Do people run these together? Not in the same reactor but on the same tank. Ive noticed pellets help a lot with nitrate but no so much with phos. I had both running on my last tank but when I added both of these as well as carbon I would wake up to white dead SPS. I am starting a new 150DD cube and am wondering if with the amount of fish I want to keep if Biopellets would be a good addition as well as continuing to run GFO. Hopefully the two will help me reach a ULNS.

 

[Dowtish]

You can run them together. I would rely on bio-pellets first and then add a small amount of GFO if you still have P04 issues. Typically though, if you feed the tank and keep the bacteria colonized on the pellets, they should consume both.

 

[Vmacisback]

What brand 3of pellets would u recommend I have only used the WM Ecobak.

 

[Vmacisback]

What brand of pellets would u recommend? I have only used the WM Ecobak. These did not seem to have an effect on phos but did on nitrates, are there some that seem to take up more phosphates?

 

[Dowtish]

I have run WM Ecobak for 3 years and only one time did my phos start to rise. It was after running the same batch of pellets for over a year. I added 40ml additional pellets and the phos dropped within 3 days.