something grow in bp reactor

Something grow in my biopellet reactor and it clogs all my socks in sump, anyone know what it can be? good or bad bacteria

 

i cant tell if it's good or bad but i can tell you should increase water flow in bp reactor ..

 

Looks like sponge.

 

It was started 2 weeks ago pellets are tumbling 500ml pellets but reactor about 2liters I thinking to add more pellets and set 1200gph pump now 900gph runs tank is 150g So if it sponge what I should do? It clogging all my socks

 

Its not sponge.Its bacteria. You may have to increase the flow in the reactor.What kind of skimmer do you have?Do you have the BP reactor output running close to the skimmer intake?

 

I have up to 150g skimmer but it not good enough (instant ocean) ordered 2nd skimmer will install it in next week, output running same area where is skimmer in sump, will try put smaller tube in reactor to increase flow today. So this is beneficial bacteria or bad? Before starting reactor I put some bioculture in maybe this bioculture growing?

 

I believe its bad bacteria, Its why i stopped using bio pellet's. You wont be able to fix the problem with increased flow. I hooked up the maxijet 1200, shortened the distance from pump, still no luck. I think its the TLF reactor design. i tried modding it to get better results. But to no luck. I lost a few sps. I believe it was caused by some pellets clumping and then allowing that bacteria to grow. I kept reading if they clump they will grow a bad bacteria and thats what i assumed it was. I noticed tons of pds and stuff living in that stuff too though.
JM2C

 

When the conditions become anoxic (ie no nitrate no oxygen) anaerobic sulfate reducing bacteria take over from the anaerobic denitirifiers . The sulfate reduction creates hydrogen sulfide as a by product.
These anoxic conditions occur in reactors and substrate where the water flow doesn't replenish O2 or NO3 fast enough to keep up with the heterotrophic bacteria which will strip the O2 and the NO3 leaving some organic carbon for sulfate reducers to use.I have seen this many times when the two little fishies reactor is used. Removing the sponges and doing the mesh mod will help improve flow and keep the "mulm" from forming.Also unless you have a good quality skimmer on the tank I would stop using them all together until you do.

 

So looks like point in biopellets means that every single pellet must move? If they stuck together it means to collapse a system. Will try build smoller tube in about 2" to increase water flow if no susses will use it for gfo and get like reef octopus brand