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Anyone running GFO through a canister
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I did for a while along with carbon in an Eheim 2026 as I run sumpless.
Obviously it's not as efficient as a reactor, but it did do the trick in finally clearing a pesky cyano problem.
I have now eliminated the canister and use the media chamber of my MCE600 - it's much easier for maintenance.
Obviously it's not as efficient as a reactor, but it did do the trick in finally clearing a pesky cyano problem.
I have now eliminated the canister and use the media chamber of my MCE600 - it's much easier for maintenance.
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Thanks man, Im gonna run some of the bigger GFO pellets through my canister. :bum:
I ran Phosban for years in a canister. Good results. Now that I've gone to a larger system I run a reactor. Much better and a minimal expense. I had no measurable PO4 for a year and I just changed the media because it was probably exhausted. Waiting to hear from Two Little Fishes about their opinion on this length of life.
xtm
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I do! I have 2 bags of WM PhosAR and one bag of carbon stacked inside a Rena XP filter and it does wonders. I think that using a canister is way easier than using a phosban-style reactor when it comes to maintenance. The Rena XP has 4 latches that I can unlatch in literally 5 seconds, and replace the media in less than a minute. Replacing a media inside the phosban-style reactor is very cumbersome in my opinion; however I think those reactors are slightly more efficient.
Regardless, I am happy with my method and wouldn't go back to using Phosban-style reactor.
Regardless, I am happy with my method and wouldn't go back to using Phosban-style reactor.
stripevt
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I was thinking about using one of these. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+20024+16742&pcatid=16742
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Yeah that looks like it would work very good. Nice and compact to..
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Mike31154
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I ran GFO in my Rena canister for a time as well. Now I use only carbon in there. Maybe my test kit, but I never saw a difference in readings whether I used GFO or not, always very close to zero phosphates according to the kit. No change in readings when I stopped using the GFO, so I figured, save the money. GFO can be costly and seemed like a waste to me.
Sort of a precautionary thing for me. With all the heavy bio-load caused by feeding gonipora, sun corals, plate corals, and various LPS. Could be a waste, but from my experience I'd rather have a back-up plan. I've been running GFO for five years and when I have a spike... changing the media brings it right down. My new tank doesn't have this problem and I hope it never does. My last system had matured for seven years and GFO seemed to help a lot.
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