Phosphate Reactor ?

[daytonaconnecti]

well after the years long battle with green algea, trying everything, thinking of a Phosphate Reactor , thinking too much phosphate in the older rocks...ideas or sujestions

 

[Chichas01]

get yourself a 2 little fishies reactor and throw in some GFO. Snails will help as well.

 

[IPisces]

Phosban reactor worked great, at least I think it is what is making the difference. I had thick long green hair algae starting to cover a couple rocks, good size areas, and I added this http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=11586 to the sump and manually pulled what I could when I had a chance, and it is almost gone. You really need to manually pull the real thick stuff and get the detirtus out from under it.

 

[daytonaconnecti]

has anyone found a good diy Phosphate Reactor plans

 

[NaTe R]

you can build what Bulk reef supply sells for cheap. I built this set up. I used refillable cartriges from watts, but i would recommend getting the re-fillable cartridges from bulk reef supply if you don't have an outlet for them, because they will come with the melt blown filter removed and the bigger foam media holders already in them. I feed these with a maxi jet 1200

 

[daytonaconnecti]

is their a need to run different media in the reactor before the gfo, and how do i know i have the proper flow
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[kenargo]

is their a need to run different media in the reactor before the gfo, and how do i know i have the proper flow
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No, and in fact you should not run multi-media with GFO (IMO). GFO needs to tumble or it turns to concrete.

IMO, it also has no value to run carbon in chamber 1 and GFO in a second inline chamber; you will forever be tweeking the flow in order to keep the GFO fluid.

 

[mfinn]

is their a need to run different media in the reactor before the gfo, and how do i know i have the proper flow
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There are some pretty good video's on the bulkreefsupply website that explains how to do it.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/brs-tv/carbon-gfo-videos


I bought their dual reactor and love it.

 

[lvsuckerfish]

on the brs reactors gfo is on the first chamber.

 

[Krish]

Daytonna bill!!! There's no way you are still fighting this algae!! You've got some serious dedication man I'd look into the two little fishies phosban reactor and see how it works for you. Priced just right and doesn't require a whole lot of anything.

 

[daytonaconnecti]

Daytonna bill!!! There's no way you are still fighting this algae!! You've got some serious dedication man I'd look into the two little fishies phosban reactor and see how it works for you. Priced just right and doesn't require a whole lot of anything.

hey man whats up, good to hear from u, iam still at it, i just got one of those reactors, going to set it up, and try that...i will have a algae free tank one day thinking of useing this gfo 1.75 Pounds (794 Grams) Bulk GFO High Capacity Ferric Oxide

 

[frag_addict]

are your no3 lvls in check?

 

[daytonaconnecti]

are your no3 lvls in check?

yes never had a issue with eaither one