BRS carbon/gfo reactor

Docsb79 · 01/07/2012, 04:56 PM

I got the duel reactor from BRS for X-mas and have been using it for 2 weeks now. Around a week ago everything started to get cloudy. Is this normal when first starting to use them or am I doing something wrong?.
Thx

doctorgori · 01/07/2012, 05:01 PM

....sounds like you might not have rinsed your media enought ..... (BTW, you got Tangs and what kind of carbon are you using?)
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...but thats just the beggining of it...if your experience is like most of the dual media owners, it will start to clog in short order (but I dunno if the new canister mod has fixed this suffciently or not)

rovster · 01/07/2012, 05:50 PM

Can you elaborate on the clogging issue. I was looking at the dual reactor for my build. Thanks...

errattiq · 01/07/2012, 05:53 PM

I'm willing to bet its just dusting from your media being not rinsed well enough as we;l...

Docsb79 · 01/07/2012, 08:28 PM

Ya I think I just didnt wash it enough. I turned it off and it cleared up in an hour. Ill take it apart tomorrow and see if I can rinse it a little better. Yes I do have a yellow tang that was given to me by a fellow reefer who was moving. I an using gfo granules and large activated carbon lignate.
Thx for advise.

01/07/2012, 04:56 PM	#1
Docsb79 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 17	BRS carbon/gfo reactor I got the duel reactor from BRS for X-mas and have been using it for 2 weeks now. Around a week ago everything started to get cloudy. Is this normal when first starting to use them or am I doing something wrong?. Thx

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01/07/2012, 05:01 PM	#2
doctorgori Moved On Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Simon Bar-Sinistar Posts: 1,097	....sounds like you might not have rinsed your media enought ..... (BTW, you got Tangs and what kind of carbon are you using?) . ...but thats just the beggining of it...if your experience is like most of the dual media owners, it will start to clog in short order (but I dunno if the new canister mod has fixed this suffciently or not)

01/07/2012, 05:50 PM	#3
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	Can you elaborate on the clogging issue. I was looking at the dual reactor for my build. Thanks...

01/07/2012, 05:53 PM	#4
errattiq Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somerset, MA Posts: 91	I'm willing to bet its just dusting from your media being not rinsed well enough as we;l...

01/07/2012, 08:28 PM	#5
Docsb79 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 17	Ya I think I just didnt wash it enough. I turned it off and it cleared up in an hour. Ill take it apart tomorrow and see if I can rinse it a little better. Yes I do have a yellow tang that was given to me by a fellow reefer who was moving. I an using gfo granules and large activated carbon lignate. Thx for advise.