Few issues...advice needed

[BfishLpond78]

Ok my first issue is my new reactors, I have two single BRS reactors that I have hooked to a MJ1200, they are fed by a single line but split using a quick connect T. My issue is that my GFO won't tumble, even when I shut the valve to the carbon, the water just trickles in, I have tried switching which canister is on which housing, changing the lines around. The carbon works just fine on either as well and if I crank up the flow to the carbon it moves around like crazy (i obviously don't leave it like that, was only for testing)

Have I don't something wrong with the GFO? Does it take a lot of pressure to get it to tumble?

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[BfishLpond78]

I have also developed a GHA problem as well...ugh

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[suicideissleep]

Just vodka dose instead of the Gfo my algae problem went poof in three weeks Make it cheaper on ur pocket also

 

[suicideissleep]

I had some gha and red slime got rid of both

 

[swannyson7]

I'd check the feed tube on the reactor to ensure that none of the GFO made it's way through the sponge and clogged the tube. You may need to look into a bigger pump if that doesn't do the trick. How much GFO are you running? I'd start at about half of the BRS recommendation so that you don't strip nutrients too quickly and shock your corals. GFO is pretty dense, so if you're running a good amount you'll need a decent pump to keep it fluidized.

 

[BfishLpond78]

Scott, I'm running about 3/4 cup of GFO on my system, less than half the recommended dose. I think I'm going to attempt to daisy chain them together, but I'm not sure if that will work cause even when I direct all the.flow to the one canister it doesn't tumble. I've switched the canisters and brackets around to see if one was clogged but that didn't seem to do the trick.

I will mess with it tonight.

These tufts of GHA are really annoying. Some of them are right on my zoas and choking them out, I have to pull them off like every other day. I've tried dipping them in a hydrogen peroxide solution and it worked for a few days but then it starts to come back again.

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[BubbaBoBobBrain]

What kind of carbon are you using? I got the BRS rox.08 or what ever it is called and was told that that dragon is dense enough to be tumbled a little bit with the gfo and that's why I run them both together on my system. I have been running it like this for a few months now and only really had that one problem where I put too much in and killed half of my fish. But since then I have had great luck with it.

 

[MADtanks]

Like Scott said man, this stuff will clog up the reactors, specially after the reactor is powered down if it starts to back siphon it will jam up the intake and when the pump turns back on it will not move anymore bc there is not enough pressure. I hope that makes sense. Its the nature of the beast with GFO.... I dont run any sponges in my reacotrs and it still happens once in a blue, specially bc i ran so much of it for my almost 300G of water volume. What i did to clear it up if i noticed that power went off, or i turned it off I would turn up flow on that reactor until it freed up then set it back to a gentle tumble.

hope that helps.

 

[hazmat319]

I run GFO and Carbon in my same TLF reactor and EVERY time the RowaPhos settles to the bottom and the carbon on top. The carbon tumbles but the GFO does not and I don't really worry about it. I think it tends to sink and stick together but not sure if it makes that much of a difference? You obviously are getting flow thru it. In my opinion (and you can take that FWIW) I don't think it matters. I've been running my tank that way for 3 years and no issues. I did OD the phosban once before and bleached out all my corals. Some never came back so I'm really careful about the phosban. I probably underdose.

 

[frankyrivera]

+1 on under dosing the gfo I would cut it to 1/2 cup. Trust me I have made every mistake from overdosing gfo to overdosing no pox to then stop it cold turkey instead of weaning off and causing a cyano outbreak to Alk drop and heat spikes and power losses. I'm surprised I have anything left in my tank. Make sure the container you are using for water changes is clean and check di resin for tds and ro membranes. Could be something leaching somewhere good luck bro I know how un attractive demoralizing and discouraging it can get when things start looking ugly I'm kind of there myself. Just try and keep things as stable as you can. Slowly but surely the faster u try and solve one problem the faster a crash can happen go slow plenty of water changes good luck

 

[MADtanks]

^^^^
This....