Phosphate Reacter Question

jay357 · 01/21/2006, 09:45 AM

2 Little Fishes Phosphate Reacter 150

I got this neat little reacter for xmas this year (go figure I diddnt get the new halide system I wanted) My question is about adjusting the flow. It has a gate valve for the flow. How fast should I alow the water through this thing? Should the granuals all be moving in suspention? Or should I adjust it so there is just 1 or 2 small rolling areas on top of the basicly settled media? Like the whole thing is completly settled on the bottom with 1 small area where water is visible moving the media on the top of the settled stuff?
How do I adjust this?

Thanks

Jay

examiner · 01/21/2006, 09:57 AM

Sounds like your flow is pretty close to where you want it. You don't want all the media in suspension, only "bubbling" at the top layer. I believe they recommend 80-100gph. Too much flow will grind the media into a fine powder.

If you want to confirm your gph, just take a milk jug, direct the ouput into it, and time how long it takes to fill it up, then do the math.

jay357 · 01/21/2006, 10:14 AM

Thats what I read in the instructions but then I hear people in other threads talking about keeping everything fliudized in suspension and thought babey I was getting some channeling in the media having it tuned way down like it is now.

Thanks
Jay

01/21/2006, 09:45 AM	#1
jay357 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Wa Posts: 80	Phosphate Reacter Question 2 Little Fishes Phosphate Reacter 150 I got this neat little reacter for xmas this year (go figure I diddnt get the new halide system I wanted) My question is about adjusting the flow. It has a gate valve for the flow. How fast should I alow the water through this thing? Should the granuals all be moving in suspention? Or should I adjust it so there is just 1 or 2 small rolling areas on top of the basicly settled media? Like the whole thing is completly settled on the bottom with 1 small area where water is visible moving the media on the top of the settled stuff? How do I adjust this? Thanks Jay

01/21/2006, 09:57 AM	#2
examiner Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 367	Sounds like your flow is pretty close to where you want it. You don't want all the media in suspension, only "bubbling" at the top layer. I believe they recommend 80-100gph. Too much flow will grind the media into a fine powder. If you want to confirm your gph, just take a milk jug, direct the ouput into it, and time how long it takes to fill it up, then do the math.

01/21/2006, 10:14 AM	#3
jay357 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Wa Posts: 80	Thats what I read in the instructions but then I hear people in other threads talking about keeping everything fliudized in suspension and thought babey I was getting some channeling in the media having it tuned way down like it is now. Thanks Jay