GFO in reactor question

[Mapexdrummer09]

GFO in reactor question

Your phosphate is high. 3 tablespoons of GFO are likely to be exhausted quickly. How soon is also dependent on system water volume.

What is your water volume? It's quite possible you'll be using significantly more GFO in the future. This amount may need or benefit from the more powerful pump you have now. Not sure since obviously I'm not looking at your setup. Just a thought.

I think that's why the guy at my lfs said to get the larger pump so I won't need to keep spending money in the future. Just makes it more challenging for the present

 

[Marchillo]

Bottom line is you have a simple problem. Your pump is too loud. The simple solution is to get a new pump. Buy an MJ 400/600/900/1200. It shouldn't really matter those are quiet pumps. You can repurpose the maxijet. I have tons of extra pumps to mix salt water, QT, pumping water into the tank for water changes etc.

If you want to run carbon and gfo together then do it. But don't do it just to solve a pretty simple problem.

Just my opinion.

 

[Mapexdrummer09]

Bottom line is you have a simple problem. Your pump is too loud. The simple solution is to get a new pump. Buy an MJ 400/600/900/1200. It shouldn't really matter those are quiet pumps. You can repurpose the maxijet. I have tons of extra pumps to mix salt water, QT, pumping water into the tank for water changes etc.

If you want to run carbon and gfo together then do it. But don't do it just to solve a pretty simple problem.

Just my opinion.

You're right and I agree

 

[Mapexdrummer09]

GFO in reactor question

So here's the update. I went with a smaller pump and did a gfo and carbon mix. Everything is working great. Phosphates are down to 0ppm and it looks like the algae is dying off.
One question, since adding the reactor I've noticed my skimmer doesn't pull the same amount of dart gunk in the collection cup or almost none now it seems. Is that normal?

 

[scooter31707]

I had the same issue with the pumps. I decided to purchase the MJ 400 Cobalt, as suggested earlier. Very quiet and tumbles the GFO just enough.