Gfo Reactor Suggestion

BuckeyeTodd · 06/04/2012, 08:27 AM

I had the BRS dual reactor and hated it. The sponges clogged every two weeks. I called them and said my 150 gal tank may be too big for it. So I now have gfo in my very old via aqua reactor.

I'm thinking phosban 550 reactor, anybody use it and if so what pump do they pair with it? Any other suggestions?

DamonG · 06/04/2012, 09:55 AM

lol,I have 2 550s, 4 150s, an Otto, a Bashea,a UV and all are running off a Lifeguard Aquatics 1200. All except for
2 of the 150's are in a nitrate/sulfur/calcium reactor, which of course us slow flow, I run one of the 2 150's as a phosguard chamber, and the other has carbon.

With the pressure required of the nnr farm, I still can tumble the phosguard and carbon if I wished with that pump. It is running full blast and I valve everything including the UV. The reactors really don't need a lot.

If I remember correctly, I think a while ago just to play around, I actually, no,I remember, the nnr will run off a mini jet 606, and you can also tumble gfo with that little pump, but it depends on hire you want it to tumble. I don't tumble fast except when I tried bio pellets. Everything else including gfo, barely moves by choice for max contact time.

But that 1200 would do it no sweat!
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

06/04/2012, 08:27 AM	#1
BuckeyeTodd Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,054	Gfo Reactor Suggestion I had the BRS dual reactor and hated it. The sponges clogged every two weeks. I called them and said my 150 gal tank may be too big for it. So I now have gfo in my very old via aqua reactor. I'm thinking phosban 550 reactor, anybody use it and if so what pump do they pair with it? Any other suggestions? __________________ Current Tank 150 Cube 36x36x27 2mp40w es, four bulb Tek and six bulb Tek, SRO 3000

06/04/2012, 09:55 AM	#2
DamonG Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 873	lol,I have 2 550s, 4 150s, an Otto, a Bashea,a UV and all are running off a Lifeguard Aquatics 1200. All except for 2 of the 150's are in a nitrate/sulfur/calcium reactor, which of course us slow flow, I run one of the 2 150's as a phosguard chamber, and the other has carbon. With the pressure required of the nnr farm, I still can tumble the phosguard and carbon if I wished with that pump. It is running full blast and I valve everything including the UV. The reactors really don't need a lot. If I remember correctly, I think a while ago just to play around, I actually, no,I remember, the nnr will run off a mini jet 606, and you can also tumble gfo with that little pump, but it depends on hire you want it to tumble. I don't tumble fast except when I tried bio pellets. Everything else including gfo, barely moves by choice for max contact time. But that 1200 would do it no sweat! Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2