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Unread 10/10/2009, 03:30 PM   #1
mellowhead
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How much tumble? GFO Reactor

Just got my PhosBan Reactor 150 hooked up today and wanted to know how much tumble should I allow? I have the pump (maxi 400) dialed down and am seeing a few "tumbling" areas on the surface of the GFO (BRS HC GFO) media. I was thinking I would see the entire surface moving, but it's just a few areas really. Is this correct or should I up the flow to allow more tumbling across the surface? Hope that makes sense.

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Unread 10/10/2009, 03:49 PM   #2
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I would up it so that it looks like a little more of the surface is "boiling". You just want enough to keep it fluidized so it does not bind up. Too much and it will abrade on itself and you will get fines in the tank.


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Unread 10/10/2009, 04:44 PM   #3
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Too much and it will abrade on itself and you will get fines in the tank.
Basically what I'm trying to avoid here. When I first upped it I thought some of the "boiling areas" might be too much so I backed off a bit. I'll try to up it slightly once more, just not sure what an acceptable level of tumble is.

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Unread 10/10/2009, 05:54 PM   #4
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i might be the only person that runs maybe about 50 GPH through my phosban reactor i dont look for tumbling of my gfo i just want slow flow for more contact time and never had a problem using it


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