jeff!!i think you will like the bio pellet .
got home tonight,the solana water is crystal clear,only time i see water that clear is when at my buddy house he use ozone unit
this is only thing i have change when i redo my solana,using bio pellet about a month ,i do have a algae boom when i 1st use it,(it clear state in the instruction it will cause little algae boom 1st) after that gone,i haven't scrape the tank for almost 5 days,use to once a day.so hope it work out for u also!!