telsonman
Active Member
I got a BRS dual reactor and plumbed it from my return. It still seems that I do not have enough flow through the GFO. I barely get a small bubble effect. If you look at the surface of the GFO, it has basically just a small roll to it. Its so small it seems like there are just a few channels of water going up through it in a few areas, and they come out the top, but you can't see any movement through the rest. There isn't any "slow churn" to it, like in the BRS videos.
My return pump is a Jebao(Jecod) DCS-4000. Before adding the reactor, I had the ball valves on the tank drain and return set to about 80% open, and the pump was set on the lowest setting (10%?). So I added the reactor plumping by using a t on the return (3/4 pvc) and adding a push connect fitting for the tube. There is a ball valve for the T itself, and then the reactor also has a ball valve. With both of those wide open, on the low setting, there was no movement of the GFO. I cranked the return pump to the max, and there was still no movement. The only way I could get the above minimal movement was to close both the drain and return main ball valves to about 25% open, which slowed the flow through my sump to a mere easy creep.
I don't understand how that reactor could need so much flow. I was trying to avoid adding a MJ1200(which I have) because it was just another cord to look at and a socket to take up on my apex.
Any ideas here on how I can get the proper flow through this reactor with what I have? The sump is an Eshopps R-100 Gen 3. I wanted a DCT-5000 in the return compartment, but it wouldn't fit, so I downgraded to a 4000. I have a reef octopus 150int in the skimmer compartment with a 300w heater. Space is limited in the R-100.
My return pump is a Jebao(Jecod) DCS-4000. Before adding the reactor, I had the ball valves on the tank drain and return set to about 80% open, and the pump was set on the lowest setting (10%?). So I added the reactor plumping by using a t on the return (3/4 pvc) and adding a push connect fitting for the tube. There is a ball valve for the T itself, and then the reactor also has a ball valve. With both of those wide open, on the low setting, there was no movement of the GFO. I cranked the return pump to the max, and there was still no movement. The only way I could get the above minimal movement was to close both the drain and return main ball valves to about 25% open, which slowed the flow through my sump to a mere easy creep.
I don't understand how that reactor could need so much flow. I was trying to avoid adding a MJ1200(which I have) because it was just another cord to look at and a socket to take up on my apex.
Any ideas here on how I can get the proper flow through this reactor with what I have? The sump is an Eshopps R-100 Gen 3. I wanted a DCT-5000 in the return compartment, but it wouldn't fit, so I downgraded to a 4000. I have a reef octopus 150int in the skimmer compartment with a 300w heater. Space is limited in the R-100.
