Reactor, would this work?

[CafeReef]

I have a 21 gallon all in one biocube with no sump, the pictures below represent the back compartment. I am wanting to add a GFO/Carbon reactor but my tank only has 3 compartments in the back, one is for my skimmer, the middle is for my media baskets, the third is my return.

This is basically the current setup, left side is the skimmer/intake, two intake openings, one bottom one top, the water feeds from the bottom into the middle compartment, up through the baskets (not shown), over the wall and waterfalls into the third compartment where there is my return pump which pushes up a pipe to the return into the tank.



I am wanting to know if you think this would work? I would change the return pipe from the pump and put the pump with hosing going out of the tank to the reactor, then the return life from the reactor would go straight into the return nozzle into the display. Would a setup like this work?



Thanks!

[tkeracer619]

Yes but it may make service difficult and getting the flow right may be problematice. I would probably run a separate pump. The flow rate through the reactor should probably be less than your return.

I use a mj1200 and feed a BRS style reactor that sits in the stand of my RSM130.

[CafeReef]

Originally Posted by tkeracer619

Yes but it may make service difficult and getting the flow right may be problematice. I would probably run a separate pump. The flow rate through the reactor should probably be less than your return.

I use a mj1200 and feed a BRS style reactor that sits in the stand of my RSM130.

Thats where my issue is at, im not certain I could fit a second pump in. Unless i put the pump in the middle compartment inside the top tray and retro fit the tray/basket to hold the pump.