I have the above canister filter that is filled with bio pellets.this is one of the optional medians for this filter. My question is, does this work? Does it do the same thing as a bio pellet reactor?
I have never heard that this canister can run biopellets. Did you buy it like that new in a box or from someone else and they said that they ran the biopellet in it? biopellet usually required to be tumble a little to release those sticky mum that attach to the pellet. How about the sleeve? are the pellet being put behind the sleeve? It don’t look reasonable to me.
I got it used this way.it was full of pellets already, it was filthy and I had to clean all the mud out of it.http://www.petstore.com/red-sea-fish-pharm-ltd-ocean-clear-model-340-canister-filter?1=1&utm_source=adwordsfroogle&utm_medium=pscse&utm_campaign=adwordsfroogle&utm_content=RS80340&gclid=CInsyb7Tq7oCFY6Y4AodbTQAnQ
This seems to be what it’s for
Jason, I read both of the links and neither said anything about bio pellets. However, they both said, Polystrand bio-media can be use as biological media. That’s that plastic stringy stuff that they use to call bio-bail. I believe who ever you got that thing from was trying to invent something that they were trying to make it work. And that’s probably why it was all dirty, cause the mum off the pellet clogged up the sleeve.
All I’ve ever seen those canister filter use for is mechanical only to polish the water.
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Those filters are awesome beasts IMO. Unfortunately, like everyone else says, I don’t think you can properly run pellets in them. The flow rate required for it is way too high.
One of my old LFS in Va Bch ran a couple of those things and they can really move some water.
I have one of these, not in use right now. I have seen the plastic beads in them but they are not “bio pellets” that are consumable for denitrifing bacteria. The included pellets have just been a plastic bead like a “mini” bio ball. Its just a surface for nitrifing aerobic bacteria. The filters are cool and can remove alot through mechanical filteration when used this way since it has a massive surface area. If i remember they are pressure rated too. But back to the origional topic. I don’t think bio pellets (like NPX bioplastics) would tumble properly to be effective in it. I think they would likely clump up and foul. I would make the best of the filter and hard plumb it in your system with unions and ball valves, using a mechanical filter.
bio plastic pellets need to be kept in motion, bouncing around off each other in a flowing column of water. to keep their surface clear and clean. otherwise the bacterial film they feed and grow will stick them all together, and make an anerobic lump that will become toxic to the tank.
you might put bio beads or other ceramic media in that atomic filter. thats what it is made for. or carbon.
Jason those filters work well for filtration but for bio pellets they need alot of movement and like Ken said they need to bounce off of each other. They can create havoc in your tank if they don’t have the correct flow, I don’t know if I would wanna be the guinea pig when a decent size pellet reactor you can get one for about $100-$130.
Not sure why it was full of mud like you said the pellets beat each other up and just disappear, I’ve never seen anything in the bottom except a stray pellet that got through the mesh.
I don’t think you would need one bigger then this one
Thanks guys