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  1. KenM

    KenM Plankton

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    Nope, no GFO. Refugium with Cheato & 1 Mangrove. Protein skimmer and manual siphoning of hair algae every Saturday. Taking out 1 to 2 cups of algae a week. Will food add more P or more N????

    Question, what is the ratio of P to N taken up by EcoBak?
     
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  2. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Starting a new build in the next month or so. I'm planning on pairing a Vertex Alpha 200 skimmer with a Reef Octopus BR110 reactor fed off my return. I'll have right at 100 gallons of water volume.

    I'm thinking I will drop 500ml in the reactor and turn it on right along with my return pump on day one? Is there any reason to wait?
     
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  3. gcarroll

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    It should follow the redfield ratio of C:N:p = 106:16:1 Ecobak is the C. It in itself does not consume N or P.
     
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  4. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    No reason to wait at all IMO. The longer you wait the longer it takes to colonize.
     
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  5. KenM

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    Agreed, I guess the question would actually be, in what ratio does bacteria normally consume P & N? Could a low P level due to all the hair algae actually inhibit the bacteria and therefore limit the N consumption?

    I just read an article on the Redfield Ratio, so it sounds as if N to P ratio in many marine organism is 16:1, so the assumption would be tha bacteria consume N & P in the same ratio.......is that correct?
     
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  6. gcarroll

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    Yes that is it!
     
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  7. meadowsad

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    I just started running these pellets and I want to make sure I am tumbling them right. I have a SMR1 reactor running off my main pump. Most of the pellets are tumbling slowly but one section doesn't appear to be moving at all even when I increase the flow to where they are rapidly tumbling. Is this ok or should I really try to get all the pellets tumbling?
     
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  8. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    I have used the ecobak pellets for the past two months and I love them here are my results. Thank you Ecobak for such a great product ;D


     
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  9. Jon Warner

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    great video!
     
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  10. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    Thank you sir you guys have a great product
     
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