Phosban Reactor 150

[jaylam]

I installed one of these in line with my external filter and as the phosphate media only takes up half of the chamber is there anything stopping me filling the other part of the chamber with Seachem denitrate?

 

[woody88]

I installed one of these in line with my external filter and as the phosphate media only takes up half of the chamber is there anything stopping me filling the other part of the chamber with Seachem denitrate?

Don't quote me on this as I have never used an external reactor but it shouldn't be a problem as far as im concerned as it's basically a filter which you add filter media too.

Best I can suggest is that you pm ozzie2011 as he has plenty of experience with reactors as I think he's using 2 of them on his setup.

 

[seffieuk]

You can put the two media together - but why not buy this?

http/www.tanktests.co.uk/index.php?target=products&product_id=83

Seffie x

 

[jaylam]

You can put the two media together - but why not buy this?

http/www.tanktests.co.uk/index.php?target=products&product_id=83

Seffie x

Thanks.

Have you used this?

 

[seffieuk]

I haven't no, but it is what I would buy - you can trust tanktests, they were set up by an old saltie

Seffie x

ps the only reason I dont use it, is I no longer run a reactor

 

[jaylam]

I haven't no, but it is what I would buy - you can trust tanktests, they were set up by an old saltie

Seffie x

ps the only reason I dont use it, is I no longer run a reactor

Thanks, I might give that a go when I need to swap out the current media.

 

[Morri]

It depends what media you wish to run together if carbon and phosphate remover I would not as one will most probably errode the other away, and if its your carbon that errodes all that junk collected will be pumped straight into your tank

Doh just re read

I would not risk it just add a bag or two of Purigen in the flow

 

[jaylam]

It depends what media you wish to run together if carbon and phosphate remover I would not as one will most probably errode the other away, and if its your carbon that errodes all that junk collected will be pumped straight into your tank

Doh just re read

I would not risk it just add a bag or two of Purigen in the flow

Thanks is that because Purigen will errode?

 

[Morri]

Purigen will not fluidise it will go straight through to fine a partical but you can buy it in little pouches

Are you having nitrate issues ?

 

[jaylam]

Purigen will not fluidise it will go straight through to fine a partical but you can buy it in little pouches

Are you having nitrate issues ?

Not issues im just thinking of making use of the spare space in the reactor to do something worth while. If it can lower the nitrates then its worth me putting some in.

 

[kj23502]

what are you nitrates?

 

[jaylam]

what are you nitrates?

10ppm

 

[kj23502]

crap...don't fix it if it's not broken! Be sure match the flow rate with the gfo so it's lightly tumbling.

 

[GrayScale]

I just purchased one from my lfs. They said they use them and mix gfo and carbon together. I think filling the whole thing up may cause pressure and flow issues in the unit itself because the density would be greater. You want to be able to see tumbling inside the chamber but you don't want it to look like a sandstorm in there either.

 

[kj23502]

It's best not to mix them together. Carbon and gfo need different flow rates to work at their full potential.