Comments on: Solid Carbon Source Grows NO3 and PO4 Reducing Bacteria

By: Next Reef SMR1 NP Biopellet Reactor | glassbox-design.com

Next Reef SMR1 NP Biopellet Reactor | glassbox-design.com — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:01:29 +0000

[...] Reef has come out with a new specialized reactor for NP Biopellets, or similar biodegradable medias. The SMR1 NP holds 1 liter of np biopellets and a suggested flow [...]

By: Biopolymers: PCL, Instant Ocean Nitrate Reducer & Tetra GmbH’s Patent | glassbox-design.com

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:23:35 +0000

[...] PCL will be incorporated by many aquarists going foward. It is relatively inexpensive and like NP BioPellets, does not require daily [...]

By: Tatu Vaajalahti

Tatu Vaajalahti — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:56:34 +0000

Leonardo: No, I have no experience with other similar products. The only one I know of is Aqua Medic “Deniballs”.

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:52:03 +0000

Tatu, do you know how it differs from the solid carbon source material that is already used in fresh and saltwater aquariums?

Leonardo

By: Tatu Vaajalahti

Tatu Vaajalahti — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:29:01 +0000

Leonardo: This product is not yet available in stores. Actually, the material used is a very recent innovation so I don’t think it is the same product.

This one is called BioPellets from Reef Interests (http://www.reefinterests.com/content/view/18/36/)

By: Kevi

Kevi — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:52:57 +0000

Looks promising
Can’t wait to see it here

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:33:57 +0000

This product is used in the Netherlands for quite some time now.
Originally the carbon source media is used in freshwater tanks, but after tests from SW hobbyists they promote it for SW use now also.
I will look for the product name. They are already available.

Leonardo

By: Carbon dosing w/o having to dose

Carbon dosing w/o having to dose — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:53:39 +0000

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By: Greg Carroll

Greg Carroll — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:45:15 +0000

Seems logical. I hope to see it in the US soon. I know I would give it a try.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:04:23 +0000

The real benefit of a solid carbon source is that if it works as well as vodka and other carbon sources this will revolutionize carbon “dosing” by taking the “dosing” out of the equation and making the process less onerous. You could probably set this up to run in a fluidized reactor and then set the feed pump up on a time to shut off for a minute each day so that when it restarts and fills it burps the media and releases the bacterial mulm.