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Biospheres - NP pellets

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Coralvue sent me out some of the Biospheres NP pellets to try out on my tank. I've held off for a bit to make sure my tank was stable and in a good position to switch from the Vertex biopellets I've been running since early February.

This bag holds 1 liter of biopellets.


The biospheres are packed in a ziplock sealed bag within the main packaging that also can be resealed.


The instructions are simple to follow.


As you can see, they are small rounded orbs, or spheres.


I soaked them in RO/DI water overnight prior to use.


Here's some eggcrate to give you a sense of scale. The squares are 1/2" x 1/2".


To pour these into a NextReef SMR-XL reactor, I put a shotglass over the riser tube.


A canning funnel helps pour the media into the reactor. What I did (not pictured) is pour some of the Biospheres into a fishnet to drain off the water, and then transfer the pellets into reactor via the funnel.


A view of the Biosphere's in the reactor, prior to installing the upper perforated plate and lid.


This reactor can hold 2 liters of solid media.


Since I need to seed the Biospheres for about two weeks, I ran it daisy-chained after the Vertex NP reactor.


The difference between the two: the Vertex pellets are tumbling, but the Biospheres are hardly moving at all.


After two weeks, I'll take Reactor 1 offline and see how the Biospheres do over the next couple of months. Once I know more, I'll be able to do a product review.

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  1. Hat39406's Avatar
    Marc, do they cost about the same as Vertex?
  2. Jnarowe's Avatar
    how do they now the pellets encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria, rather than non-beneficial?
  3. melev's Avatar
    Henry, I checked one site and the price was comparable to Vertex pellets. Just under $70 for a one-liter bag.

    Jonathan, I don't know the answer to that. Maybe non-beneficial is outcompeted.
  4. dzrtrataz's Avatar
    Have you notice any difference in these pellets vice the other.