GFO and Carbon Reactor-Need advice

bderos · 10/28/2008, 10:32 PM

Hi All - I 'm looking at getting a GFO and Carbon Reator wanted some advice. I found one online:
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbon...duct_info.html

Is this a good one?
Are there others out there that anyone has used that's better?
This is a new addtion to my filteration for me and I'm looking for people's opinions and experiences.

Thanks!
BDR

Garage1217 · 10/28/2008, 10:55 PM

I use a single next reef MR1 reactor. It is large enough to house carbon and GFO in one unit.

bderos · 10/28/2008, 10:59 PM

Do you have a link where you got yours or a what it looks like?

Garage1217 · 10/28/2008, 11:07 PM

The site I bought from I can no longer recommend. But here is a link to the manufacturers website. Everything about it is top quality / top notch and again it is quite large. Another option for you is to go dual smaller reactors like the TLF phosban 150 reactor. They are decent cheap units.

http://www.nextreef.com/reactors.html

I have the standard MR1.
http://www.nextreef.com/images/MR1%20600x.jpg

bderos · 10/28/2008, 11:26 PM

Garage1217
So the one you use, you can put carbon and GFO in it?
Do you stack the stuff in the chamber?
Thanks for your help!

Garage1217 · 10/28/2008, 11:33 PM

I have it on two levels, Carbon first and GFO second. Here is the only pic I have right now, Will try to get a better one soon to show how it is divided "very simply to do, just use the dividers that come with it"

bderos · 10/28/2008, 11:35 PM

Garage1217 - Thats great! Thanks for the picture. Nice sump also...very clean.

saltydog64 · 11/03/2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Garage1217
I have it on two levels, Carbon first and GFO second. Here is the only pic I have right now, Will try to get a better one soon to show how it is divided "very simply to do, just use the dividers that come with it"

Fellow car nut.............Not to be too critical, yes a clean looking setup, but ( I guess there is always a butt) how do u control the amount of water that reaches the sump during a power failure?? and secondly does that Jager heater really control temperature with the sump water level so low, u know, way below the recommended water level etched on the heater ???

kdblove_99 · 11/03/2008, 05:09 PM

I have the one from Bulk reef, great unit

bderos · 11/04/2008, 08:30 PM

kdblove
Which one do you have from Bulk Reef?
Do like it?
Thanks for sharing.

amstar · 11/04/2008, 09:03 PM

agree on a great unit from bulk-reef supply. dual stage one for me. one chamber for GFO, one for Carbon. unpacked, up and running in under 10 minutes.

kdblove_99 · 11/05/2008, 09:06 AM

bderos,

I have the dual unit. It really is a great unit. I have owned the kent one with the lock top, It is by far the worst, I have also owned the TLF 150's which are nice little reactors also. BUt i just like this one and how i can also mount it to the inside of my stand

pjf · 11/05/2008, 10:01 PM

If you plan on using an in-sump GFO & GAC reactor, itâ€™s hard to beat the MRC FMC-415 (http://www.myreefcreations.com/produ...roducts_id=287). Notice that the connectors point downwards. This makes it easy to attach a pump and directs the outflow downwards.

I fill the reactor with about 5 inches of GAC, an inch of GFO, and separate them with a sponge pad. I use a 79-gph Ehiem 1046 pump which is quiet and has the right flow.

10/28/2008, 10:32 PM	#1
bderos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 229	GFO and Carbon Reactor-Need advice Hi All - I 'm looking at getting a GFO and Carbon Reator wanted some advice. I found one online: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbon...duct_info.html Is this a good one? Are there others out there that anyone has used that's better? This is a new addtion to my filteration for me and I'm looking for people's opinions and experiences. Thanks! BDR

10/28/2008, 10:55 PM	#2
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	I use a single next reef MR1 reactor. It is large enough to house carbon and GFO in one unit. __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

10/28/2008, 11:07 PM	#4
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	The site I bought from I can no longer recommend. But here is a link to the manufacturers website. Everything about it is top quality / top notch and again it is quite large. Another option for you is to go dual smaller reactors like the TLF phosban 150 reactor. They are decent cheap units. http://www.nextreef.com/reactors.html I have the standard MR1. http://www.nextreef.com/images/MR1%20600x.jpg __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

10/28/2008, 11:33 PM	#6
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	I have it on two levels, Carbon first and GFO second. Here is the only pic I have right now, Will try to get a better one soon to show how it is divided "very simply to do, just use the dividers that come with it" __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

10/28/2008, 10:59 PM	#3
bderos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 229	Do you have a link where you got yours or a what it looks like?

10/28/2008, 11:26 PM	#5
bderos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 229	Garage1217 So the one you use, you can put carbon and GFO in it? Do you stack the stuff in the chamber? Thanks for your help!

10/28/2008, 11:35 PM	#7
bderos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 229	Garage1217 - Thats great! Thanks for the picture. Nice sump also...very clean.

11/03/2008, 05:09 PM	#9
kdblove_99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frederick,CO Posts: 8,683	I have the one from Bulk reef, great unit

11/04/2008, 08:30 PM	#10
bderos Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 229	kdblove Which one do you have from Bulk Reef? Do like it? Thanks for sharing.

11/04/2008, 09:03 PM	#11
amstar Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 745	agree on a great unit from bulk-reef supply. dual stage one for me. one chamber for GFO, one for Carbon. unpacked, up and running in under 10 minutes.

11/05/2008, 09:06 AM	#12
kdblove_99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frederick,CO Posts: 8,683	bderos, I have the dual unit. It really is a great unit. I have owned the kent one with the lock top, It is by far the worst, I have also owned the TLF 150's which are nice little reactors also. BUt i just like this one and how i can also mount it to the inside of my stand

11/05/2008, 10:01 PM	#13
pjf Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,954	If you plan on using an in-sump GFO & GAC reactor, itâ€™s hard to beat the MRC FMC-415 (http://www.myreefcreations.com/produ...roducts_id=287). Notice that the connectors point downwards. This makes it easy to attach a pump and directs the outflow downwards. I fill the reactor with about 5 inches of GAC, an inch of GFO, and separate them with a sponge pad. I use a 79-gph Ehiem 1046 pump which is quiet and has the right flow.