Carbon and Phosban?

[drillsar]

I am about to buy 2 phosban reactors and a MJ600 pump with it. I have several questions. Will one pump be ok running both reactors?

I am guessing 1st one should be carbon than phosban.. Anyone setup two reactors running one pump?

What carbon and what phosphate removal you recommend? Thanks

 

[Tarawa]

That pump should handle two reactors just fine, as you don't want a huge amount of flow thru them. The way to set it up would be a line from the pump, then split it an have a line going to each reactor. A ball valve on each of those lines will let you control the flow to each reactor's needs.

As for phosphate removal and carbon, I use a LFS's bulk stuff, seems to get the job done and somewhat cheaper than brand name stuff.

 

[Reef Frog]

I'm thinking you might need a more powerful pump to run both reactors at once. Amount of media used I each and the head height are both variables. If you have an under cabinet sump and a return pump with some reserve power, you can build a manifold off the return to run both reactors as well.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

gfo needs a slow flow while carbon can handle a greater flow.
I would use a manifold with valves for each.