phosban reactor question

wooz29 · 10/19/2007, 12:35 AM

There are many different phosphate removers on the market, are they all created equal?

bertoni · 10/19/2007, 12:46 AM

Probably not, but I don't know of any data on the various GFO medias' effectiveness. The Warner has gotten a lot of good reviews.

Many of them are based on the same raw material, but some manufacturers work to increase the porosity of the media, which would increase its effectiveness.

commabc · 10/19/2007, 06:57 AM

i'm about to set my phosban reactors up. i will be using rowaphos in one and carbon in the other you can feed the second one with the first one and not have to use two pumps, i cant remember off the top of my head but i think your suppossed to run it through the carbon first then into the rowaphos. somebody might want to correct me if i'm wrong.

Mavrk · 10/19/2007, 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by commabc
i'm about to set my phosban reactors up. i will be using rowaphos in one and carbon in the other you can feed the second one with the first one and not have to use two pumps, i cant remember off the top of my head but i think your suppossed to run it through the carbon first then into the rowaphos. somebody might want to correct me if i'm wrong.

I would just T off the pump to feed them individually. If not, I think the carbon first is correct (not 100% sure though).

ljosh · 10/19/2007, 11:38 AM

Carbon first is probably a good idea.

RobNJ · 10/19/2007, 11:49 AM

I run mine inline

Pump > Reactor 1 (Carbon) > Reactor 2 (GFO) > Back to Sump

Remember to rinse the dust off your media....

I use Rox carbon and Generic GFO from two part solutions. Its 1/2 the price and works great.

I also use their bulk kalkwasser, but thats another setup.

10/19/2007, 12:35 AM	#1
wooz29 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: iowa Posts: 116	phosban reactor question There are many different phosphate removers on the market, are they all created equal?

10/19/2007, 12:46 AM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Probably not, but I don't know of any data on the various GFO medias' effectiveness. The Warner has gotten a lot of good reviews. Many of them are based on the same raw material, but some manufacturers work to increase the porosity of the media, which would increase its effectiveness. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

10/19/2007, 06:57 AM	#3
commabc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Glen Allen, Virginia Posts: 780	i'm about to set my phosban reactors up. i will be using rowaphos in one and carbon in the other you can feed the second one with the first one and not have to use two pumps, i cant remember off the top of my head but i think your suppossed to run it through the carbon first then into the rowaphos. somebody might want to correct me if i'm wrong. __________________ Erik

10/19/2007, 11:38 AM	#5
ljosh Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 354	Carbon first is probably a good idea.

10/19/2007, 11:49 AM	#6
RobNJ Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Posts: 945	I run mine inline Pump > Reactor 1 (Carbon) > Reactor 2 (GFO) > Back to Sump Remember to rinse the dust off your media.... I use Rox carbon and Generic GFO from two part solutions. Its 1/2 the price and works great. I also use their bulk kalkwasser, but thats another setup.