So I am having trouble with my bio pellets. When I first put them in they tumbled in the Media Reactor very nicely. But over time they seem to get gummed up. Steadily they tumble less and less until now they can hardly be seen to tumble at all. The water is moving through the reactor same as always but no tumble.
The media set up is:
- AquaMaxx BioMaxx Plus BioPellets – just 2 cups
- Powered by a EHEIM Compact+ Pump 2000
- In a Next Reef media reactor
Has anyone ever encountered a similar problem?
My System:
- 200 Gal reef + a few fish
- 30 Gal +/- sump
- Dose Bulk Reef Supply Cal, Mag, Alk via Liter Meter III
- Add Kh, Stront and Amino Acids added by hand
- 3 EcoTech Marine Radion XR30w Gen3 LED Light Fixtures
- High Capacity GFO in another Next Reef media reactor
- Diablo Protein Skimmer
- All water parameters are always perfect - unless I screw up