benefits of expensive denitrator vs cheap-o's

gskidmor · 04/29/2012, 12:26 AM

I usually run carbon in a bag in the sump and I was going to modify my setup a little. I was going to run rowaphos and carbon in reactors and I was thinking of using something similar to this $70 unit:

http://www.marinedepot.com/NextReef_...FRISCR-vi.html

BUT, why the difference in price between the above unit and something like this one:

http://www.marinedepot.com/Korallin_...FRISDN-vi.html

The first is $70 while the later is about $366 - is there really a huge difference in performance that would justify the price difference?

moondoggy4 · 04/29/2012, 10:02 AM

Usually you have two different media reactors for carbon and Rowaphos. The Korillian is a Denitrate reactor that can be converted to a calcium reactor.

gskidmor · 04/29/2012, 10:10 AM

I was going to buy two of the cheap ones listed above, but I wasn't sure if there was something that would make the Korallin one worth it (I guess being able to be converted does explain it's extreme price difference)

moondoggy4 · 04/29/2012, 05:19 PM

http://www.avastmarine.com/ssc/do/product/MR-5 these are popular also. You usally don't use much of a GFO or carbon in a reactor so you do not need a very tall reactor but one that is easy to get the media in and out. I am not knocking the NextReef reactors I have one and like it a lot, just giving you another option nice thing there is a lot of competition and the price has come down a lot and the quality has gotten a whole lot better.

04/29/2012, 12:26 AM	#1
gskidmor Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 790	benefits of expensive denitrator vs cheap-o's I usually run carbon in a bag in the sump and I was going to modify my setup a little. I was going to run rowaphos and carbon in reactors and I was thinking of using something similar to this $70 unit: http://www.marinedepot.com/NextReef_...FRISCR-vi.html BUT, why the difference in price between the above unit and something like this one: http://www.marinedepot.com/Korallin_...FRISDN-vi.html The first is $70 while the later is about $366 - is there really a huge difference in performance that would justify the price difference? __________________ Jerry

04/29/2012, 10:10 AM	#3
gskidmor Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 790	I was going to buy two of the cheap ones listed above, but I wasn't sure if there was something that would make the Korallin one worth it (I guess being able to be converted does explain it's extreme price difference) __________________ Jerry

04/29/2012, 10:02 AM	#2
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Usually you have two different media reactors for carbon and Rowaphos. The Korillian is a Denitrate reactor that can be converted to a calcium reactor.

04/29/2012, 05:19 PM	#4
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	http://www.avastmarine.com/ssc/do/product/MR-5 these are popular also. You usally don't use much of a GFO or carbon in a reactor so you do not need a very tall reactor but one that is easy to get the media in and out. I am not knocking the NextReef reactors I have one and like it a lot, just giving you another option nice thing there is a lot of competition and the price has come down a lot and the quality has gotten a whole lot better.