Reactor question

[PaReeferJ]

I ordered a 2 little fishies phosban reactor. When I opened the package I found they sent 2. score! The question is can I run them in line to each other, using the same pump for both? Or do I need to get another pump for the other one?

 

[Smith.Nathan88]

What are you running in them

 

[PaReeferJ]

I have rowa phos in the one right now. I was going to put carbon in the other.

 

[FlyinBryan]

I run the BRS carbon/gfo reactor and they're in line! One less pump to run!

 

[PaReeferJ]

I run the BRS carbon/gfo reactor and they're in line! One less pump to run!

Great! I was hoping I could. Do you have valves on each inlet or just the first reactor?

 

[SaltMan]

I used to run two of these inline no problem, GFO in the first and Carbon in the second. Mine came with an adjustable valve that I used to set the tumble of the GFO. My only dislike of the TLF 150 reactor is getting the lids off when servicing the media.

 

[Smith.Nathan88]

I would run them in parallel with the pump with valves do to the fact they need different flow rates. I have all 3 of my reactors running off one pump as well as my return

 

[randy4083]

Yeah the lids are very hard to get off and I'm trying to find a better brand right now but it has to hang on the tank or something because I don't have a sump and it's for a 30 gallon tank and I still have a 2 little fishies on my 55 gallon tank and I'm also about to start a 125 gallon tank but does anyone know a good reactor for a 30 gallon tank

 

[SaltMan]

Yeah the lids are very hard to get off and I'm trying to find a better brand right now but it has to hang on the tank or something because I don't have a sump and it's for a 30 gallon tank and I still have a 2 little fishies on my 55 gallon tank and I'm also about to start a 125 gallon tank but does anyone know a good reactor for a 30 gallon tank

I switched to the AquaMaxx FR-SE GFO Carbon and Biopellet Hang-On Filter Media Reactor
http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaMaxx...al_Reactors-AquaMaxx-UJ45107-FIFRISCR-vi.html

 

[randy4083]

You can run carbon and biopellets in there

 

[AZDesertRat]

Place a tee off the pump with individual shutoff valves feeding each reactor. GFO and carbon have both different flow requirements and different useful lives. With individual valves you can throttle each on its own or take it out of ervice to clean and replace media. Once the GFO is doing its job it will last much longer than GAC while GAC needs less flow or you grind it to dust, you don't want a slow boil or tumble like GFO.