Question:
Can I use ROWAphos and H2Ocean Nutrifix bio pellets together?
Answer:
Using ROWAphos and bio pllets at the same time shouldn’t be a problem. Although biopellets do require some PO4 for bacterial respiration / cell production the bacteria do not utilise PO4 at the same rate as NO3 (about 16-1 by ratio) so its often a good idea to run PO4 remover along side pellets to keep PO4 between 0.024-0.04ppm.
We suggest running roughly half the reccomended amount of Rowaphos if you are running in conjunction with a pellet system.
Be carefull not to strip PO4 down to 0 as all living things including Nitrate reducing bacteria require some PO4 for cell production (via ATP energy). If you pull PO4 down too hard bacterial numbers will diminish due to lack of PO4 and N03 will start to increase.