can i mix these?

The Reefer91 · 03/05/2006, 03:11 PM

can i mix these in a pohsphate reactor?

http://bluezooaquatics.com/livestock...nfo.php?id=292

http://bluezooaquatics.com/livestock...nfo.php?id=292

The Reefer91 · 03/05/2006, 04:14 PM

bump

pepe.king.prawn · 03/05/2006, 05:06 PM

You've got two links to the same nitrate remover there. You can use pretty much any ion exhance media you like in a phosphate reactor. They might as well call them a "chemical media reactor" in that sense. However, nitrate sponge is going to be more expensive in the long run than getting a good amount of live rock in your tank to denitrify your nitrates and doing regular water changes.

You're asking about mixing, so I'm going to venture a guess that you're wondering if you could mix a nitrate remover and phosphate remover in the same reactor???? I'd say yes you can, however I'd caution you that one may get used up faster than the other, which would make it a very inefficient system. Say you have a lot of phosphate, so your PhosBan or whatever goes bad in one week, you'll have to change out all the media, while your nitrate remover may still be good for another month. Just a thought. Good luck.

03/05/2006, 03:11 PM	#1
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	can i mix these? can i mix these in a pohsphate reactor? http://bluezooaquatics.com/livestock...nfo.php?id=292 http://bluezooaquatics.com/livestock...nfo.php?id=292 __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

03/05/2006, 04:14 PM	#2
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	bump __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

03/05/2006, 05:06 PM	#3
pepe.king.prawn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: east bay CA / UC Davis Posts: 778	You've got two links to the same nitrate remover there. You can use pretty much any ion exhance media you like in a phosphate reactor. They might as well call them a "chemical media reactor" in that sense. However, nitrate sponge is going to be more expensive in the long run than getting a good amount of live rock in your tank to denitrify your nitrates and doing regular water changes. You're asking about mixing, so I'm going to venture a guess that you're wondering if you could mix a nitrate remover and phosphate remover in the same reactor???? I'd say yes you can, however I'd caution you that one may get used up faster than the other, which would make it a very inefficient system. Say you have a lot of phosphate, so your PhosBan or whatever goes bad in one week, you'll have to change out all the media, while your nitrate remover may still be good for another month. Just a thought. Good luck. __________________ -Tristan Current Tank Info: 180gal live rock tank (no fish, no corals.. just live rock)