mixing phosban and activated carbon

hawkeyes · 05/02/2008, 05:50 PM

anyone know of any problems that would arise from mixing phosban and activated carbon in a phosban reactor??

NanoReefWanabe · 05/02/2008, 08:06 PM

not sure if there is problems with it so to speak...
Purachem makes there reactor media with GFO and AC...

the only problem i see with it is that GFO lasts for months where as AC should only be used for a couple weeks or so...once run through a reactor you wont be able to separate the two and you will have wasted the GFO changing the carbon out..

hawkeyes · 05/02/2008, 09:47 PM

gotcha. i'll just keep them separate. thanks for the help!

kingsland · 05/02/2008, 10:26 PM

I run them together with no issues.

bertoni · 05/02/2008, 11:22 PM

I run them together and replace every month. I just use a smaller quantity of the GFO.

Aquarist007 · 05/03/2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by bertoni
I run them together and replace every month. I just use a smaller quantity of the GFO.

I have read here that running the two is not a good idea because the phosban needs the space to heave slightly and looseness to allow more surface area adsorbtion

kingsland · 05/03/2008, 02:27 PM

Place the charcoal on the bottom of the reactor. That allows the top phosban layer to behave just like it does when it is the only media in the reactor.

Longchamp · 05/03/2008, 07:35 PM

I've heard that carbon is harder than phosban and will grind it up. Or maybe the other way around.

05/02/2008, 05:50 PM	#1
hawkeyes Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 102	mixing phosban and activated carbon anyone know of any problems that would arise from mixing phosban and activated carbon in a phosban reactor?? __________________ "Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil." -Plato Go Hawks! Current Tank Info: 10 gal nano (2 Purple Firefish, Cleaner Shrimp, & Hermits) 7 gal DIY fuge/sump housing a baby reef angler at the moment

05/02/2008, 09:47 PM	#3
hawkeyes Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 102	gotcha. i'll just keep them separate. thanks for the help! __________________ "Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil." -Plato Go Hawks! Current Tank Info: 10 gal nano (2 Purple Firefish, Cleaner Shrimp, & Hermits) 7 gal DIY fuge/sump housing a baby reef angler at the moment

05/02/2008, 10:26 PM	#4
kingsland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 511	I run them together with no issues. __________________ bogey Current Tank Info: 220 in wall, 60 frag and 75, Reeflo 250, Vortech 4x, 100 gal sump, MRC CR2

05/02/2008, 11:22 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I run them together and replace every month. I just use a smaller quantity of the GFO. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

05/03/2008, 02:27 PM	#7
kingsland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 511	Place the charcoal on the bottom of the reactor. That allows the top phosban layer to behave just like it does when it is the only media in the reactor. __________________ bogey Current Tank Info: 220 in wall, 60 frag and 75, Reeflo 250, Vortech 4x, 100 gal sump, MRC CR2

05/02/2008, 08:06 PM	#2
NanoReefWanabe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,639	not sure if there is problems with it so to speak... Purachem makes there reactor media with GFO and AC... the only problem i see with it is that GFO lasts for months where as AC should only be used for a couple weeks or so...once run through a reactor you wont be able to separate the two and you will have wasted the GFO changing the carbon out..

05/03/2008, 07:35 PM	#8
Longchamp Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: baltimore Posts: 341	I've heard that carbon is harder than phosban and will grind it up. Or maybe the other way around.