Grotech BioPelletReactor BPR-100 incl. 500ml Biopellets

BPR-100 - BioPellet Reactor - filter for external operation or in the filter box. For aquariums up to 1000 l ....

Grotech BioPelletReactor BPR-100 incl. 500ml Biopellets

BPR-100 - BioPellet Reactor - filter for external operation or in the filter box. For aquariums up to 1000 l.

Specifications Grotech BioPelletReactor BPR-100

• Dimensions 150 x 180 x 480 mm
• Hose connections 16 mm
• Content 2300ml
• Max. Filling quantity approx. 1400 ml BioPellets

How biopellets work

The highly effective NP-Minus BioPellets consist of 100% biodegradable polymers. These dissolve over a period of several months and act as a carbon source for aerobic bacteria and other microorganisms.

The pellets are a food source for these microorganisms. Together with the nitrate and phosphate, which are usually present in the aquarium water due to metabolic processes, microbial biomass is formed in this way.

Description of the precise mechanism of action of NP-Minus BioPellets:

In several metabolic cycles that take place in the aquarium, organic nitrogen and phosphorus compounds result in inorganic nitrate and phosphate components. The biochemical processes that now lead to their decomposition with the help of the NP-Minus BioPellets require a lot of oxygen. The increased oxygen consumption is the result of their metabolism by suitable strains of bacteria that use the carbon of the BioPellets as an energy supplier. It is therefore advisable to use the NP-Minus BioPellets in a fluidized bed filter or pellet reactor. On the one hand, this ensures the required aerobic conditions and, on the other hand, the biofilm that gradually develops on the granules is reliably and continuously rubbed away by the turbulence in the filter. It takes several weeks for these processes to start, ie to grow sufficiently large bacterial populations. The use of NP-Minus BioPellets can also prevent or curb the ugly growth of cyanobacteria, as the bacteria living on the BioPellets compete with the "red slime algae".