SkullV
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Where did you find the information you used to decide which pellet to use based on organic makeup?
Biopellet Brand/Method of Choice
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Where did you find the information you used to decide which pellet to use based on organic makeup?
Gary
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IIRC, the guys from BRS mentioned the two types and what the difference was, I believe I then youtube'd and googled more info and just decided to use a PHA kind.
"How Are NP-Active Pearls Different Than Other Brands of Bio-Pellets?
NP-Active Pearls are PHA based and 100% pure. Other bio-pellets are made from such polymers as hydroxybutyric acid (PHB), polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutyleneadipate-co-butyleneterepthalate (PBAT). In addition, other bio-pellets may not be as pure as NP-Active Pearls. The main use of all biodegradable polymers is to make biodegradable products such as forks, knifes, plates, etc. In order to do this, however, the polymer must be combined with binders, fillers and other things. NP-Active Pearls are free of all these impurities – they cannot be used to make biodegradable products. Other bio-pellet companies do not disclose the source or purity of their pellets."
of course this is marketing material and should be taken with a grain of salt and one should make t heir own choice, but from the little I know of 3D Printing and the types of plastics sold, and info from BRS and Dr Tim, I chose this one.
"How Are NP-Active Pearls Different Than Other Brands of Bio-Pellets?
NP-Active Pearls are PHA based and 100% pure. Other bio-pellets are made from such polymers as hydroxybutyric acid (PHB), polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutyleneadipate-co-butyleneterepthalate (PBAT). In addition, other bio-pellets may not be as pure as NP-Active Pearls. The main use of all biodegradable polymers is to make biodegradable products such as forks, knifes, plates, etc. In order to do this, however, the polymer must be combined with binders, fillers and other things. NP-Active Pearls are free of all these impurities – they cannot be used to make biodegradable products. Other bio-pellet companies do not disclose the source or purity of their pellets."
of course this is marketing material and should be taken with a grain of salt and one should make t heir own choice, but from the little I know of 3D Printing and the types of plastics sold, and info from BRS and Dr Tim, I chose this one.
ultimatemj
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Interesting article on the topic Probiotics demystified
SkullV
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Interesting, I wonder how Dr. Tim's compares to the bulk biopellets that BRS sells. I know at one point RHF on Reef Central basically stated that there were one or two manufacturers of biodegradable carbon source plastics and they were all the same in different shapes but that was before Dr. Tim's hit the market.
SkullV
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Saved to read after work, thanks!