BRS Dual reactor question

Vadafallon · 12/27/2013, 09:37 AM

So i watched a video recently where he put the GFO in the first cannister without any tube or sponges. Is this normal practice? HOw do you use yours to get the most churn out of the GFO without it getting clogged up?

Jone · 12/27/2013, 11:05 AM

tagging along..

patsfan1130 · 12/27/2013, 11:09 AM

I use it just like they do in the video with no issue - When I initially turn it on I have the valve closed to about 3/4. After a few days the unit begins to clog up a tad so I open it up more to allow more flow through. works like a charm for me.

Vadafallon · 12/27/2013, 11:56 AM

I have been doing some reading and a lot of people are saying mix your carbon and GFO.. make sure to mix it very good and then pack it tight. With it setup like that it does not have to tumble. Gonna give it a whirl.

patsfan1130 · 12/27/2013, 12:27 PM

I do not like to mix it personally - GFO lasts me quite a bit longer than carbon and GFO isn't cheap

Vadafallon · 12/27/2013, 01:03 PM

I agree that it is expensive, but when i use my GFO it tumbles for a few days and then just sits there. I am thinking maybe i will use the tube that goes into the canister with no foams and see how it goes.

baxterhogue · 05/19/2014, 11:26 PM

I am probably the only idiot to do this but I was having trouble with mine clogging after a few days. Realized the other night that I had the intake and return lines backwards. Works like a charm now.

bobbyc366 · 05/20/2014, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Vadafallon

I have been doing some reading and a lot of people are saying mix your carbon and GFO.. make sure to mix it very good and then pack it tight. With it setup like that it does not have to tumble. Gonna give it a whirl.

I mix it and have been doing so for the last year and half, will never run it any other way again.

12/27/2013, 09:37 AM	#1
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	BRS Dual reactor question So i watched a video recently where he put the GFO in the first cannister without any tube or sponges. Is this normal practice? HOw do you use yours to get the most churn out of the GFO without it getting clogged up?

12/27/2013, 11:09 AM	#3
patsfan1130 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Woburn, Ma Posts: 2,010	I use it just like they do in the video with no issue - When I initially turn it on I have the valve closed to about 3/4. After a few days the unit begins to clog up a tad so I open it up more to allow more flow through. works like a charm for me. __________________ My cat's breath smells like cat food Member of the Boston Reefers Society Current Tank Info: 75g lps, 90g sps, 120g mixed, 180 nem tank, 300g reef, 600g up & coming reef

12/27/2013, 12:27 PM	#5
patsfan1130 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Woburn, Ma Posts: 2,010	I do not like to mix it personally - GFO lasts me quite a bit longer than carbon and GFO isn't cheap __________________ My cat's breath smells like cat food Member of the Boston Reefers Society Current Tank Info: 75g lps, 90g sps, 120g mixed, 180 nem tank, 300g reef, 600g up & coming reef

12/27/2013, 11:05 AM	#2
Jone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 517	tagging along..

12/27/2013, 11:56 AM	#4
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	I have been doing some reading and a lot of people are saying mix your carbon and GFO.. make sure to mix it very good and then pack it tight. With it setup like that it does not have to tumble. Gonna give it a whirl.

12/27/2013, 01:03 PM	#6
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	I agree that it is expensive, but when i use my GFO it tumbles for a few days and then just sits there. I am thinking maybe i will use the tube that goes into the canister with no foams and see how it goes.

05/19/2014, 11:26 PM	#7
baxterhogue Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1	I am probably the only idiot to do this but I was having trouble with mine clogging after a few days. Realized the other night that I had the intake and return lines backwards. Works like a charm now.