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80-90% of ecoBAK users are able to discontinue using GFO for PO4 removal!
Keep in mind... Vodka or any soluble Carbon dosing creates a temporary condition of a bacterial overload that crashes as a function of how it works....
And about water flow through ecoBAK... I like to see the pellets in the reactor moving but not fully fluidized. All pellets should be in motion, but...
ecoBAK vs. fuge... your macroalgae will have a tough time competing with ecoBAK. If you want to run a fuge... run the ecoBAK AFTER the fuge so the...
sounds great! You will never "change out" the ecoBAK. It's volume will shrink as the bacteria consume it. If you notice the volume has dropped maybe...
from the TLF reactors to the NextReef models depending on system size. The GEO and PM reactors are nice, too.
I'm not sure if any additive out there really makes the process faster... and YES you could seed a friends reactor.
ecoBAK needs about 4-5 weeks to reach full activity... liquid soluble dosing works faster but is flawed. Soluble C dosing uses an overload of...
that's right... too "clean" can be bad, too.
And FEED your tank! Back in the mid 90's we were all in awe of the cool colored sticks in aquariums belonging to guys like Steve Tyree. How did...
thanks Steve, I know several people who run exactly that.
great question! It's a limitation of the equipment. The shiny little beads you see out there are formed by a method where basically wax-like molten...
Hi Steve, Your welcome! I've heard of many different methods hobbyists are using to run ecoBAK. I've heard of throwing a media bag in a corner...
Also... we find about 8/10 ecoBAK users are discontinuing their PO4 removal media completely (GFO). We recommend that tanks already running GFO...
and thanks for asking questions, guys... a thread can't continue without posts :D
I don't think users will see the peach-fuzz and mystery slime we see in soluble C dosing. When ecoBAK is new and system has a high nutrient load what...
The decomposition of the ecoBAK depends on many factors but the greatest factor is the bio-load of the system. Relatively new or clean systems will...
Hi Steve, Actually I don't belive there is a connection between Cyanobacteria and ecoBAK. Here's my logic. The number of people who report...
So aren't there LOTS of bio-pellets out there? ecoBAK is patent pending ecoBAK is the only "unique" product in the crowd of repackaged clone...
Last May we introduced our revolutionary ecoBAK ULNS Pellets to the Marine and Reef Aquarium hobby. ecoBAK is a unique and novel biodegradable...
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