How do people run rox carbon?

[shwareefer]

I find any carbon that needs a fine bag, the bag just clogs up. My preference now is matrix carbon in a coarse bag. I only run it for a week every couple months anyway.

 

[SPS2020]

I use the BRS Carbon Reactor Deluxe with Rox .8 with a sponge on top and bottom of the carbon. The reactor is filled with about 12 tablespoons of carbon and the flow rate is around 300gph. The pump is located after the filter socks in the same chamber as the protein skimmer and returns downstream in another chamber. I've not had any issues with clogging ever.

 

[LPS Bum]

I run it in a mesh bag in the slide out compartment underneath my ReefMat 1200. About 1/3 cup, changed out every 2 weeks. Never had a problem.

 

[salty joe]

I have three bags in my overflow, I change one bag each week. I always rinse it well.

 

[jhadaway]

I have a syncra 1.5 on my brs reactor and it always clogged within 2 weeks with the rox. I tried using double sponges splitting the carbon in half but had the same issue. I have been using seachem matrix carbon with brs gfo with no clogging.

 

[saltyhog]

Mine is in a reactor with sponges above and below the ROX 0.8. Flow is from a manifold off of my return. I can adjust the flow as I need to. Never had any problems with it clogging up before time to change it.

 

[TWYOUNG]

I put ROX in a brs reactor, 8ozs in 130 gals of water and change monthly. Water to reactor is pumped from chamber after socks.

 

[TWYOUNG]

Carbon related question! Can I use MORE than the recommended amount of carbon and change it less often?

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

Maybe the issue is more along the lines of, how much mechanical flitering is between your DT and your reactor?

Mine is in the return chamber, so there is hardly anything to clog it outside of settled detritus

 

[Bradley C]

It seems relatively easy to profess ignorance in reefing. The above re ROX is a 2 factor case in point: A: I have NO idea what ROX is. B: The answers re ROX are 50/50 in favor of. As my LFS likes to say, ask 3 people the same question, get 4 different answers. What is ROX, bottom line?

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

It seems relatively easy to profess ignorance in reefing. The above re ROX is a 2 factor case in point: A: I have NO idea what ROX is. B: The answers re ROX are 50/50 in favor of. As my LFS likes to say, ask 3 people the same question, get 4 different answers. What is ROX, bottom line?

A specific granular activated carbon size/shape.

Its very fine, and hard, a very tiny sprinkle shape to increase usable surface ares of the overall volume of carbon used and reducing dust.