Keep BioPellets Durring Reactor Repair/Replacement?

[AKTank]

My biopellet reactor canister is leaking so I have repair it or get a replacement. In the mean time, should I keep the used pellets? It may be several days to weeks. How should store them? I was thinking I should keep them in a media container in the sump under the inflow pipes and agitate them as often as possible.

Also, I'm planning to change brands of pellets. The ones I have are too small. They get stuck in the plate at the bottom of the reactor, restricting the flow and intern the tumble. I'm assuming I should make this change slowly by adding the new kind to the old?

Other thoughts on this situation are welcome. Thanks.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

A media container in the sump sounds good to me to keep the bacteria on them alive.

The old ones can help seed the new ones, but I'm not sure of the best way to swap them.