Katalyst Bioreactive Media for Nitrate/Phosphate Control - 600g / 1.32 lbs.
Overview Katalyst Bioreactive Pellets help remove aquarium nitrate and phosphate. Special carbon-dosing bioreactive media increase organic carbon, speeding up the biological breakdown of nitrates and phosphates. Also acts as a biological media for increased beneficial bacteria growth. Greatly simplifies nutrient control compared to other carbon dosing methods. Recommended for use with fluidized media reactors and safe for saltwater and reef aquaria. Excess biological growth may be removed with a protein skimmer. Instructions Katalyst should be housed in a media reactor, canister filter, or fluidized-bed reactor with a means of controlling water flow through the media bed, and with a pre-filter in place to restrict particulate material from entering the reaction vessel. Moderate water flow will discourage the accumulation of latent organic material in the media bed, itself, and will improve overall results. Dissolved oxygen concentration and/or pH in the aquarium may temporarily decrease when new media is added; ensure that adequate aeration of water is employed at all times when using Katalyst, and monitor and adjust pH as necessary. In marine aquaria, maintain operation of protein skimmer at all times to ensure that adequate degassing and oxygenation of water is taking place.
Systems with [NO3-] and/or [PO43-] <5 ppm and 0.02 ppm, respectively: employ ~1 g of Katalyst per 2 US-gallons of water in aquarium system. Add 1 ml Micr?Bacter7 per 20 US-gallons in system daily for first 4 weeks to seed Katalyst media. In systems with elevated concentrations of these nutrients, employ up to twice the afore-mentioned mass and volume, respectively, of Katalyst and Micr?Bacter7. Allow at least 4 weeks for media to become adequately colonized for significant changes in nutrient concentrations to become evident. When nutrient concentrations drop below the target values (user-defined), decrease the daily dosage of Micr?Bacter7 to maintain these levels. Replenish Katalyst media as necessary to counter gradual dissolution (on the order of months) that is the result of microbial consumption of the material. The rate of media deterioration is largely related to the nutrient load in the system: the higher the rate of nutrient input, the more quickly the media will be consumed by microbes.
