DIY Phosphate reactor

Hamish · 07/16/2007, 12:35 PM

I'd like to set up a phosphate reactor. I was thinking about setting up a hang on the back filter and fill it with phosban media. Will this work. I have a Aqua Tech 300. It's quite a big filter and will hold alot of media. What do you think?

der_wille_zur_macht · 07/16/2007, 12:38 PM

Do you have a sump on the tank? You could just put the media in a bag in a high-flow section of the sump.

A hang-on probably wouldn't work on your sump, since the water level in your sump is (hopefully!) far too low for it to function well. And why put a hang-on on your tank itself, when you could just do something simpler down in the sump?

crumbletop · 07/16/2007, 02:00 PM

That wouldn't be a phosphate reactor, but would just be a place for phosphate to sit while water washed by. A phosphate reactor is a fluidized bed reactor that percolates the media, utilizing the media most efficiently. Putting the media into a sock and placing in the sump or in an HOB filter will work, but the media will be used inefficiently (water will channel and only some of the surface area of the media will be exposed). With the cost of media being what it is, it really makes sense to invest in an inexpensive fluidized bed reactor such as a phosban reactor (only around $35).

Hamish · 07/16/2007, 02:07 PM

Yes I do have a sump and the level is a hair too high, a power outage and there's a small trickle of water headed to the drain. I thought that since I didn't have a reactor that I would need some way of getting the water to flow over the media, but I could rig up something in the sump. I'm not familiar with the media. Is it like biocubes in a bag or is it like sand. I've been trying to find a use for that Aqua tech. Maybe a hang-on fuge for a frag tank.

Hamish · 07/16/2007, 02:10 PM

I had no idea they were reasonably priced. I thought the reactor was in the price range of a calcium reactor. Thank you

der_wille_zur_macht · 07/16/2007, 02:11 PM

Most phosphate media is provided in small particles, similar to carbon media.

Nanz · 07/16/2007, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by crumbletop
That wouldn't be a phosphate reactor, but would just be a place for phosphate to sit while water washed by. A phosphate reactor is a fluidized bed reactor that percolates the media, utilizing the media most efficiently. Putting the media into a sock and placing in the sump or in an HOB filter will work, but the media will be used inefficiently (water will channel and only some of the surface area of the media will be exposed). With the cost of media being what it is, it really makes sense to invest in an inexpensive fluidized bed reactor such as a phosban reactor (only around $35).

I think I need more space under my tank stand...
Sump + RO tank + Kalk reactor + Calcium Reactor.. and now a Phosban reactor? Whats next? hehe... My husband is going to be ****ed when I cut a hole in the wall, hehe...

der_wille_zur_macht · 07/16/2007, 02:22 PM

Drywall can be patched. It's replaceable. Having an awesome reef tank, on the other hand. . . PRICELESS!

crumbletop · 07/16/2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nanz
I think I need more space under my tank stand...
Sump + RO tank + Kalk reactor + Calcium Reactor.. and now a Phosban reactor? Whats next? hehe... My husband is going to be ****ed when I cut a hole in the wall, hehe...

I hear ya. If there is room you can hang a phosban reactor in the sump.

loves saltwater · 07/16/2007, 07:49 PM

I did a quick search on Ebay and here is one like I have it works great. 320073605708 I run carbon and phosban in mine at the same time tank is crystal clear !

You will also need a small pump also say 100gph

Nano Chris · 07/17/2007, 08:06 AM

I have just bought this for my setup its supposed to come tomorrow, i hear it works good.

07/16/2007, 12:35 PM	#1
Hamish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Can. Posts: 21	DIY Phosphate reactor I'd like to set up a phosphate reactor. I was thinking about setting up a hang on the back filter and fill it with phosban media. Will this work. I have a Aqua Tech 300. It's quite a big filter and will hold alot of media. What do you think? __________________ 55 Gl, 20 Gl sump,15 Gl fuge,120 lbs Rock.100 lbs of Carib Sea.css 125, T5HO 2 Atinic 2 White ,2 Percula Clowns,Mixed Reef,Goby,Chromis Current Tank Info: 55 gl, Reef

07/16/2007, 12:38 PM	#2
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Do you have a sump on the tank? You could just put the media in a bag in a high-flow section of the sump. A hang-on probably wouldn't work on your sump, since the water level in your sump is (hopefully!) far too low for it to function well. And why put a hang-on on your tank itself, when you could just do something simpler down in the sump? __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

07/16/2007, 02:00 PM	#3
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	That wouldn't be a phosphate reactor, but would just be a place for phosphate to sit while water washed by. A phosphate reactor is a fluidized bed reactor that percolates the media, utilizing the media most efficiently. Putting the media into a sock and placing in the sump or in an HOB filter will work, but the media will be used inefficiently (water will channel and only some of the surface area of the media will be exposed). With the cost of media being what it is, it really makes sense to invest in an inexpensive fluidized bed reactor such as a phosban reactor (only around $35). __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

07/16/2007, 02:07 PM	#4
Hamish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Can. Posts: 21	Yes I do have a sump and the level is a hair too high, a power outage and there's a small trickle of water headed to the drain. I thought that since I didn't have a reactor that I would need some way of getting the water to flow over the media, but I could rig up something in the sump. I'm not familiar with the media. Is it like biocubes in a bag or is it like sand. I've been trying to find a use for that Aqua tech. Maybe a hang-on fuge for a frag tank. __________________ 55 Gl, 20 Gl sump,15 Gl fuge,120 lbs Rock.100 lbs of Carib Sea.css 125, T5HO 2 Atinic 2 White ,2 Percula Clowns,Mixed Reef,Goby,Chromis Current Tank Info: 55 gl, Reef

07/16/2007, 02:10 PM	#5
Hamish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Burlington, Ontario, Can. Posts: 21	I had no idea they were reasonably priced. I thought the reactor was in the price range of a calcium reactor. Thank you __________________ 55 Gl, 20 Gl sump,15 Gl fuge,120 lbs Rock.100 lbs of Carib Sea.css 125, T5HO 2 Atinic 2 White ,2 Percula Clowns,Mixed Reef,Goby,Chromis Current Tank Info: 55 gl, Reef

07/16/2007, 02:11 PM	#6
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Most phosphate media is provided in small particles, similar to carbon media. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

07/16/2007, 02:22 PM	#8
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	Drywall can be patched. It's replaceable. Having an awesome reef tank, on the other hand. . . PRICELESS! __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

07/16/2007, 07:49 PM	#10
loves saltwater Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Katy,Tx Posts: 945	I did a quick search on Ebay and here is one like I have it works great. 320073605708 I run carbon and phosban in mine at the same time tank is crystal clear ! You will also need a small pump also say 100gph __________________ Does anyone have the number to Reef Keepers Anonymous! AM- 0 Rite- 0 Rate- 0 Phos- 0 PH- 8.0 SG- 1.026 Cal- 420 KH- 8.0 dKH Alk- 2.51 meg/L Mag- 1350 Temp-78-80 Current Tank Info: 125RR/30 gal DIY sump-fuge/100 lbs of LR/PM Bullet Skimmer/1000GPH Closed loop/T5 4X54 Watt HO

07/17/2007, 08:06 AM	#11
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	I have just bought this for my setup its supposed to come tomorrow, i hear it works good. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!