trouble with two little fishies phosban reactor

marcrunner · 10/09/2006, 09:47 PM

Every time I put the phosban in the reactor, a couple days later it has run through the filters and is dumped back into my sump. Am I setting up the reactor wrong? The lower filter always rises to the top, and all of the media is gone. Does the top filter go on top of the red barrier?

Jim_S · 10/09/2006, 09:59 PM

How much water are you running through it?

It sounds like you may have too much flow. If so, the media should softly "roll" inside the reactor.

Jim

old salty · 10/09/2006, 11:11 PM

You should have one of the media filters at the very bottom and another one at the very top. This keeps the media inside the reactor if you overfluidize it.

Like jimdogg187 stated, the media should softly roll inside (meaning the top 1/2 cm of the media.)

marcrunner · 10/10/2006, 11:39 AM

i think that I have the right flow, but the filter pads seem backwards to me

HDAlien · 10/10/2006, 03:27 PM

Mine are set up like this from top to bottom:

1) filter pad
2) red thingy
3) media
4) red thingy
5) filter pad

And yes, the flow should be just enough so that the media 'rolls' in about 1/2 cm.

carman9941 · 10/10/2006, 04:56 PM

what size pump are you useing?

BLockamon · 10/11/2006, 11:12 AM

it the filter material is catching very much, the flow rate is probably too high or you've got too much media in the chamber.

The reactor is designed to hold 150 grams, which is only about 1/2 full. As for flow, I've seen values on the Marine Depot website at 150 gph, but that's WAY too high. The instructions recommend a flow of 30 to 50 gph. At that rate, almost nothing should be making it to the upper filter.

10/09/2006, 09:47 PM	#1
marcrunner Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Folsom Posts: 309	trouble with two little fishies phosban reactor Every time I put the phosban in the reactor, a couple days later it has run through the filters and is dumped back into my sump. Am I setting up the reactor wrong? The lower filter always rises to the top, and all of the media is gone. Does the top filter go on top of the red barrier?

10/09/2006, 09:59 PM	#2
Jim_S Timo Boll Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,333	How much water are you running through it? It sounds like you may have too much flow. If so, the media should softly "roll" inside the reactor. Jim __________________ We will survive in this world of competition, shooting guns and our ammunition... Bradley Nowell Current Tank Info: We're recreating the ocean in our livings rooms. With that said, I've had some ups and downs.

10/09/2006, 11:11 PM	#3
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	You should have one of the media filters at the very bottom and another one at the very top. This keeps the media inside the reactor if you overfluidize it. Like jimdogg187 stated, the media should softly roll inside (meaning the top 1/2 cm of the media.) __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

10/10/2006, 03:27 PM	#5
HDAlien Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 476	Mine are set up like this from top to bottom: 1) filter pad 2) red thingy 3) media 4) red thingy 5) filter pad And yes, the flow should be just enough so that the media 'rolls' in about 1/2 cm. __________________ ¡ʞuɐʇ ʎɯ ǝʌo1 ı Current Tank Info: 220 gal. reef

10/10/2006, 11:39 AM	#4
marcrunner Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Folsom Posts: 309	i think that I have the right flow, but the filter pads seem backwards to me

10/10/2006, 04:56 PM	#6
carman9941 Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cleveland Posts: 705	what size pump are you useing?

10/11/2006, 11:12 AM	#7
BLockamon Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,104	it the filter material is catching very much, the flow rate is probably too high or you've got too much media in the chamber. The reactor is designed to hold 150 grams, which is only about 1/2 full. As for flow, I've seen values on the Marine Depot website at 150 gph, but that's WAY too high. The instructions recommend a flow of 30 to 50 gph. At that rate, almost nothing should be making it to the upper filter.