Quick question. Where/What is best Carbon and Phosban media to get?

Texastravis · 08/02/2010, 02:36 PM

Title says it all. Looking for good cheap bulk quantities. Will be using 2 Phosban 550s; one for carbon and one for phosban.

I see that BRS has some good cheap bulk supplies of carbon. I guess thats the best deal?

I dont know enough about Phosban media to make a purchase so give me some recommendations

reef_doug · 08/02/2010, 05:10 PM

I like the BRS Rox 0.8 but it doesn't work very well in phosoban reactors. The best reactor for Rox 0.8 carbon is the NextReef MR1. 2nd choice carbon from BRS is Lignite large and works good in phosoban reactors.

For GFO I like their HC. It's very heavy and last longer than the others. 2nd choice is their pellets but you will have to change it more frequently.

08/02/2010, 02:36 PM	#1
Texastravis Moved On Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 573	Quick question. Where/What is best Carbon and Phosban media to get? Title says it all. Looking for good cheap bulk quantities. Will be using 2 Phosban 550s; one for carbon and one for phosban. I see that BRS has some good cheap bulk supplies of carbon. I guess thats the best deal? I dont know enough about Phosban media to make a purchase so give me some recommendations

08/02/2010, 05:10 PM	#2
reef_doug Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hesperia/Apple Valley Posts: 3,814	I like the BRS Rox 0.8 but it doesn't work very well in phosoban reactors. The best reactor for Rox 0.8 carbon is the NextReef MR1. 2nd choice carbon from BRS is Lignite large and works good in phosoban reactors. For GFO I like their HC. It's very heavy and last longer than the others. 2nd choice is their pellets but you will have to change it more frequently. __________________ "If you have more than one tank in your livingroom, you might be a reefneck" Current Tank Info: 180r SoCal Creations, 75g SCC1M Sump, WM EcoBAK, NextReef SMR1, TropicMarin Salt, ACIII, 3x250w HQI Phoenix 14k, 2x140w Super Actinics, ATi BM250, Eheim 1262, Tunze 2x6100+7095, Tunze Osmolator, 6 stage RODI w/ Spectrapure MaxCap

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