MBliss81
Aquarium Advice Freak
It wouldn't hurt to add some biopellets in a reactor and see what results you get. It's certainly an inexpensive way to do it (far less expensive than adding another protein skimmer), and may be enough of a boost to make up for being slightly underpowered on the skimmer.
I have had enough success with them that I swear by them. I have been running my reactor since last February and I have maintained undetectable levels of nitrates in my system without water changes ever since (I don't necessarily recommend no water changes, this was an experiment I wanted to try).
I would get a decent reactor and pump, then start adding biopellets and keep testing every week or two. I'd be shocked if your numbers didn't decrease within the first 2 weeks. How much they would decrease in a system the size of yours I'm not sure.
Best of luck. I'll be following to see how it goes.
I have had enough success with them that I swear by them. I have been running my reactor since last February and I have maintained undetectable levels of nitrates in my system without water changes ever since (I don't necessarily recommend no water changes, this was an experiment I wanted to try).
I would get a decent reactor and pump, then start adding biopellets and keep testing every week or two. I'd be shocked if your numbers didn't decrease within the first 2 weeks. How much they would decrease in a system the size of yours I'm not sure.
Best of luck. I'll be following to see how it goes.