For your next video, show us everything you did in order to become an aquarist like you are today. I would love to do what you do. (Just not as extreme)
Thank you Joey for the information. Was going to order the parts to build a complex one, then I saw this. Really great. I am setting up a 55 gallon saltwater tank. This will go in my sump right next to the Joey protean skimmer, drawing from the tank from the Joey overflow, returning in a Joey spray bar. Thanks for all the great ideas. Glad I watch your vids. Got your book. Now all I need to do is get your DIY decals. Can't believe how great you are in all your vids. Help me save a lot of money.
Hey joey , yesterday when I was cleaning my175 gallon tank I found a massive crack out there ,,,, I didn't even knew about your channel , I was very frustrated I searched on google for help , and then I found your channel you saved my fishes thank you ,,thank you so much
Hiya joey just want to say I live your videos and hope you keep uploading also I love your content it's great I get loads of help from it thank you so much!!
Thank you for this! I had been looking everywhere and they are so expensive to go out and purchase. Absolutely just ordered a small pump like the one you used and will be building this next week to get into my sump asap!
Hi Joey.. is this meant for fresh water tanks as well. I heard you say you will be making one for your Arrow tank right? It's very interesting. I have no issue with my nitrates but it's always good to know what you can do if you do have problems. Awesome!
Hey Joey, I reckon don't worry about a skimmer, a tank that size won't need it so long as you do your water changes, which I'm sure you will, but I'd suggest a GFO reactor instead, I've found in a reef system the phosphates are the biggest nutrient issue, given that you'll be running bio-pellets you'll need a skimmer, but personally, a tank that size shouldn't need bio-pellets or a skimmer, water changes should cover that no probs, but I would recommend running GFO as you'll get phosphates leaching from marco rock and lead to some nasty algae outbreaks in a few months. Love your videos by the way. Peace, Corz
love you vids Joey! speaking from personal experience i removed my biopellet reactor and went to liquid dosing. the reactor works best in a recirculating configuration. you need to have enough water movement to tumble the media, but with more flow you begin to strip the water TOO clean. if you have too much biopellets going on in a while you'll begin getting this nasty pink goo forming everywhere basically slowing your water flow down to almost a halt. liquid dosing of vodka or better yet, NOPOX by RedSea took care of that problem and it's a lot more controlable in that you dose in mL so you know EXACTLY how much you are removing equal to how much you dose. I know you did a dosing video a long time ago, so this would fit in perfectly ;)
Hey joey.. love all your vids. How do you plan to use it in a freshwater set up? As you said it needs to feed into a protein skimmer so all of the waste and dead bacteria doesn't spit into the tank and settle on the bottom. And protein skimmers don't work in freshwater. Just wondering what your plan is on how to keep that out of your tank.
gday mate firstly love the vids .... have you ever thought about using plants like (aquaponics) to clean your tank water ? just a thought keep up the top work
If you put the reactor after the skimmer the dead bacteria can feed your filter feeders such as feather duster worms, gorgonians and sponges you might have.
Seems like a large pothos plant would do just as well at removing any nitrates as long as stocking isn't too much for the tank, but I guess it might not work well with everyone's scape. On the plus side, the pothos doesn't require replacement every 3-9 months.
Great video! A couple of questions; 1. This can be beneficial for both fresh and salt water tanks, right? 2. What exactly does it do compared to a filter (except for the mechanical filtration obviously), is this simply for bacterial growth rather than bacterial housing? Thanks!
wurfag from my understanding rather than an air pump which ammonia and nitrite bacteria thrive in. nitrate consuming bacteria do not like rich oxygen which is why he use a pump rather than air. and should work in both saltwater and fresh water tanks.
Do you have a video on general care of the saltwater? ive always wanted to start one but im hesitant for the usual reasons. i would love to see the routine and the chemicles use and such
Guys.. almost 80.000 views and you give just 2.125 likes ? Come on.. Lately YT is kinda broken and now they need likes! It takes 1 or 2 seconds to press the like button.. Help Joey! He deserves it
I wanted to use it in my fresh water aquarium would it work as how it suppose or is it like the bottle with the fluidized media not really using its full potential
What are you using to remove the waste from the reactor in your freshwater tank? Guessing your making a skimmer for the saltwater tank but what about fresh water one?
So would using an air pump and air stone be too violent movement for those bio pellets ? I have a similar. Build in a gold fish tank and a big version in my pond with helix media and a huge protein tub ,they work well
You mentioned using a bio pellet reactor on your 375 gallon freshwater system. How are you planning to export its waste product ? obviously you cant use a skimmer so im interested i would like to try it for my 180 gallon Oscar Tank
Joey! Can you do a DIY recirculating biopellet reactor. It would be much better to control the waterflow going through the reactor, aswell as control the waterflow to tumble the biopellets. Please can you make one! Would love to see your design on this one!
Joey: What I do with mine (not a DIY project would need a large one as my Reef tank is over 200g ) is run the output of reactor it is near the intake of my Protein Skimmer :) Cant wait for your Large DIY Reactor :)
@uarujoey I'm also wondering if this will work on fresh water because the water out of my tap is between 10ppm to 20ppm and I've been looking for effective ways of removing nitrate from water before I use it for water changes . . love the video thanks for all your hard work
Do they really work that well on a fresh water tank? I have a fully stocked African cichlid tank and i have high nitrates. Normal thing for us cichlid guys and girls. Anyway i was told that a reactor will not lower the nitrates. Thanks joey huge fan of your videos.
Did you know? There has been some places where there is 10+TONS of dead bacteria cells all clumped together, this happens because the individual cells are so tiny and bacteria can colonize very well to eat them and when they do, they die and make the pile bigger
Greetings Joey, I'n your fan and have your book and follow your videos, question for you - What would you do for a bio-pellet reactor in a freshwater tank to remove old dead bacteria? you mentioned about a skimmer here but that won't work in freshwater. Do you have any workaround in freshwater?
I just wanted to share with you some major disappointment I had earlier this morning. Someone promised to sell me a 48"x48"x19" acrylic drilled tank with accessories (sump, uv filter, all the works )for $300 last night (found listing on craigslist). I got everything prepared for this morning and on my way to this guys house he calls me to say he sold it last night. I was floored. Heartbroken, I don't think I'll find a deal like that again. Totally threw my weekend off. I watch everything you post and share your excitement but I don't have the funds to do the projects. Bigger is better, and this was going to be it.
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For your next video, show us everything you did in order to become an aquarist like you are today. I would love to do what you do. (Just not as extreme)
I recently started a discuss aquarium do you have any tips
The king of DIY hi
Hi Joey.. what kind of air stone is that in the big Arowana tank? Awesome channel btw, thanks and keep doing what you do.
curious myself please let us know where to find one.
For some reason I was recommended this channel and tbh it's way better than I thought it would be
Thanks Matthew!
Thank you Joey for the information. Was going to order the parts to build a complex one, then I saw this. Really great. I am setting up a 55 gallon saltwater tank. This will go in my sump right next to the Joey protean skimmer, drawing from the tank from the Joey overflow, returning in a Joey spray bar. Thanks for all the great ideas. Glad I watch your vids. Got your book. Now all I need to do is get your DIY decals. Can't believe how great you are in all your vids. Help me save a lot of money.
changing the media to a K1 or another non bio eating media is kinda where the hobby is starting to lean, but the reactor idea from a bottle is solid
This is awesome Joey can't wait to see you built the big one definitely interested in that
"If it moves... i should kill it!" - every Flowerhorn ever
5:48
"make sure you do your resorch"
- Joey 2017
idk i found it hilarious 😂
That biodigest stuff is good !!
this is so inspiring! I love how you show us how to do these things on the cheap so the money can go to the fish!
Can you make a Arowana 3 hour video just chilling.
That flower horn and you. I am detecting some love here.
arijit patra he killed it.. cooked it too
your channel is so useful and intresting it saves a lot of money!
is that freshwater fish called flowerhorn? and biopellet reactor in its tank?
You've outdone yourself with this one!
Hey joey , yesterday when I was cleaning my175 gallon tank I found a massive crack out there ,,,, I didn't even knew about your channel , I was very frustrated I searched on google for help , and then I found your channel you saved my fishes thank you ,,thank you so much
Well Joey ! Thanks again! Keep doing your helpful videos and researches ! We all loves you!
Thanks for your videos! I built this this morning and it works great!
Great vid Joey, definitely going to make one for my reef
Do it! Will take you less than 5 minutes!
Nice one joey😀😀
Hiya joey just want to say I live your videos and hope you keep uploading also I love your content it's great I get loads of help from it thank you so much!!
Great video. Those are by far the best bio pellets I've used due to the fact that they don't clog my pumps or tubing like the other brands do.
I used a mini reactor with pearls in my 10 gallon nano Reef before Xmas to try it out. Worked well but was an eye sore in such a small tank
Very creative as always, thanks for the video
Joey you are a legend and because of you I'm getting a pearl arowana
That little flowerhorn dude is so cool !
you're the man! let's wait for the protein skimmer! regards from México
Cool project! Good job Joey!👍
awesome stuff as usual 👍👍👍
Thanks Joey I have never seen these before!
Thank you for this! I had been looking everywhere and they are so expensive to go out and purchase. Absolutely just ordered a small pump like the one you used and will be building this next week to get into my sump asap!
finally you do another DIY video!
Hi Joey, thank you for your great information you share here. Could this be used in a African cichlid setup to lower the nitrate levels. Thank you.
Hi Joey.. is this meant for fresh water tanks as well. I heard you say you will be making one for your Arrow tank right? It's very interesting. I have no issue with my nitrates but it's always good to know what you can do if you do have problems. Awesome!
Hey Joey, I reckon don't worry about a skimmer, a tank that size won't need it so long as you do your water changes, which I'm sure you will, but I'd suggest a GFO reactor instead, I've found in a reef system the phosphates are the biggest nutrient issue, given that you'll be running bio-pellets you'll need a skimmer, but personally, a tank that size shouldn't need bio-pellets or a skimmer, water changes should cover that no probs, but I would recommend running GFO as you'll get phosphates leaching from marco rock and lead to some nasty algae outbreaks in a few months. Love your videos by the way. Peace, Corz
love you vids Joey! speaking from personal experience i removed my biopellet reactor and went to liquid dosing. the reactor works best in a recirculating configuration. you need to have enough water movement to tumble the media, but with more flow you begin to strip the water TOO clean. if you have too much biopellets going on in a while you'll begin getting this nasty pink goo forming everywhere basically slowing your water flow down to almost a halt. liquid dosing of vodka or better yet, NOPOX by RedSea took care of that problem and it's a lot more controlable in that you dose in mL so you know EXACTLY how much you are removing equal to how much you dose. I know you did a dosing video a long time ago, so this would fit in perfectly ;)
You're a huge inspo. to me here on TH-cam! always awesome videos
Hey joey.. love all your vids. How do you plan to use it in a freshwater set up? As you said it needs to feed into a protein skimmer so all of the waste and dead bacteria doesn't spit into the tank and settle on the bottom. And protein skimmers don't work in freshwater. Just wondering what your plan is on how to keep that out of your tank.
Thankyou so much for this video,just made one and its working well.
DIYの参考になったよ。
Thank you !
well that's just saved me a small fortune, cheers!!
Love your vids
Thank you I love you videos!
This is my first diy I’m building
gday mate firstly love the vids .... have you ever thought about using plants like (aquaponics) to clean your tank water ? just a thought keep up the top work
I'd love to see you do a chaeto reactor
If you put the reactor after the skimmer the dead bacteria can feed your filter feeders such as feather duster worms, gorgonians and sponges you might have.
Seems like a large pothos plant would do just as well at removing any nitrates as long as stocking isn't too much for the tank, but I guess it might not work well with everyone's scape. On the plus side, the pothos doesn't require replacement every 3-9 months.
this for a saltwater tank only ? I'm needing something for my freshwater tank
It works for both
Great video!
A couple of questions;
1. This can be beneficial for both fresh and salt water tanks, right?
2. What exactly does it do compared to a filter (except for the mechanical filtration obviously), is this simply for bacterial growth rather than bacterial housing?
Thanks!
wurfag from my understanding rather than an air pump which ammonia and nitrite bacteria thrive in. nitrate consuming bacteria do not like rich oxygen which is why he use a pump rather than air. and should work in both saltwater and fresh water tanks.
I get it for expensive saltwater tanks. For freshwater, just grow a plant. You can have a herb garden on your fish tank and save some money.
For freshwater it isn't very effective 1
What is the difference but bio pellet reactor and fluidizes media?
Do you have a video on general care of the saltwater? ive always wanted to start one but im hesitant for the usual reasons. i would love to see the routine and the chemicles use and such
Jake Lupie, go to some reef forums.
Bulk reef supply’s TH-cam channel has everything you need to get started. And their website has all the products needed.
Great show in Denver!! if you didn't go you missed out !!
Guys.. almost 80.000 views and you give just 2.125 likes ?
Come on.. Lately YT is kinda broken and now they need likes! It takes 1 or 2 seconds to press the like button.. Help Joey! He deserves it
do you have a video to show how to set one up externally for freshwater (no sump)?
I wanted to use it in my fresh water aquarium would it work as how it suppose or is it like the bottle with the fluidized media not really using its full potential
Perfect！
*yay another video*
What are you using to remove the waste from the reactor in your freshwater tank? Guessing your making a skimmer for the saltwater tank but what about fresh water one?
just wanted to be first comment lol
edit: forgot to say, hopefully ill see your demo in gaithersburg in march. finally some in md!
Really wish i found your channel before i got out of the hobby due to cost
can you make a diy light/budget lighting video for saltwater reefs now that your starting to get into saltwater?
Do you always have to buy your water for the aquarium. Or is there a cheaper way to get it or is there a way to make your own that is cheap to do.
Hello! Can this layout be used for a phosphate reactor as well?
Thank you!
Hi Joe will this remove high levels of phophates please ?
Hi Joey, so can I put this in a quarantine tank? Just the biopellet inside the aquarium, without the skimmer, just like your setup? or no?
How do you make that clear lid on your saltwater tank? Is there a video on that?
Did you ever make a HOB version ?
So would using an air pump and air stone be too violent movement for those bio pellets ? I have a similar. Build in a gold fish tank and a big version in my pond with helix media and a huge protein tub ,they work well
Is the drillbit a step drill bit?
Hey does this need to be fully submerged in the sump ?
hi. do u advise to use it with air pump and for fresh water tank?
I was wondering if you have a freashwater tank and u put some salt water in it will it help your fish
Where do you get the info on how big an aquarium this will handle and amount of bioballs needed?
Joey, in a saltwater reef tank you don't want your nitrates to be 0.
I kept mine at about 5, and it worked well.
1:35 I got way to excited lol
How's the arowana doing?
Teenaquarist 71 uhhhhhhh
He's dead
You mentioned using a bio pellet reactor on your 375 gallon freshwater system. How are you planning to export its waste product ? obviously you cant use a skimmer so im interested i would like to try it for my 180 gallon Oscar Tank
Great video joey, I'm going to have to try this out and copy your style on my channel, got a diy shirt I can borrow? Jk lol keep doing what you do!
Hi Joey, could you please list all of the equipment that you used to make a bio pellet reactor? Where did you get a pump?
I have a small sump for a 40 gallon saltwater. Think it be a good idea to put this in same compartment as my skimmer???
you should make a video of your opinion about chiclids
Excellent
Nice vid
can you add this directly into your tank like a moving bed filter? I don't have the space to build a sump
will this work for freshwater aquariums?
Joey! Can you do a DIY recirculating biopellet reactor. It would be much better to control the waterflow going through the reactor, aswell as control the waterflow to tumble the biopellets. Please can you make one! Would love to see your design on this one!
Will this work in fresh water tanks to remove nitrates?
Joey: What I do with mine (not a DIY project would need a large one as my Reef tank is over 200g ) is run the output of reactor it is near the intake of my Protein Skimmer :) Cant wait for your Large DIY Reactor :)
@uarujoey I'm also wondering if this will work on fresh water because the water out of my tap is between 10ppm to 20ppm and I've been looking for effective ways of removing nitrate from water before I use it for water changes . . love the video thanks for all your hard work
Where can I buy the large acrylic tube you showed for your next reactor.
Is there a freshwater version of a bio pellet reactor?
Biopellet reactor on a freshwater tank?!My turtle hates plants so a way to keep nitrates down between monthly water changes would be great!
Can you set up a bioreactor for a freshwater aquarium like this?
Do they really work that well on a fresh water tank? I have a fully stocked African cichlid tank and i have high nitrates. Normal thing for us cichlid guys and girls. Anyway i was told that a reactor will not lower the nitrates. Thanks joey huge fan of your videos.
Did you know? There has been some places where there is 10+TONS of dead bacteria cells all clumped together, this happens because the individual cells are so tiny and bacteria can colonize very well to eat them and when they do, they die and make the pile bigger
Can this be used in freshwater???
Greetings Joey, I'n your fan and have your book and follow your videos, question for you - What would you do for a bio-pellet reactor in a freshwater tank to remove old dead bacteria? you mentioned about a skimmer here but that won't work in freshwater. Do you have any workaround in freshwater?
I just wanted to share with you some major disappointment I had earlier this morning. Someone promised to sell me a 48"x48"x19" acrylic drilled tank with accessories (sump, uv filter, all the works )for $300 last night (found listing on craigslist). I got everything prepared for this morning and on my way to this guys house he calls me to say he sold it last night. I was floored. Heartbroken, I don't think I'll find a deal like that again. Totally threw my weekend off. I watch everything you post and share your excitement but I don't have the funds to do the projects. Bigger is better, and this was going to be it.
would this work on fresh water tanks as well ?
will this only work for saltwater aquariums?
will this work for a fresh water fish tank?