My new 600 gallon reef
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jnarowe
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Sure...it's the last stage of my multi-media reactor:
I you look right to left, first is the input into a floss & carbon chamber. Then you see dual coral bones (calcium) chambers, and the far left chamber is the PO4 (GFO) chamber.
Here's a frontal shot without the PVC chambers:
And here's a shot of the GFO basket:
I typically run 795g of GFO unless there is a problem in the system, at which time I double it up.
I you look right to left, first is the input into a floss & carbon chamber. Then you see dual coral bones (calcium) chambers, and the far left chamber is the PO4 (GFO) chamber.
Here's a frontal shot without the PVC chambers:
And here's a shot of the GFO basket:
I typically run 795g of GFO unless there is a problem in the system, at which time I double it up.
jnarowe
New member
Leonardo,
I think your question is directed to me, so I appoligize if that is not the case...
That is my calcium reactor. It is an upflow design for both chambers using an Eheim 1260 recirculation pump with CO2 injected where you see "CO2 Input" labeled.
This is how I dose my system with calcium, strontium, magnesium, etc. using Gen-X coral bones. Most of the flow from the manifold is bled off after the carbon, but I allow a small stream to flow through the calcium chambers and GFO.
I hope that properly answers your question, and if not, please feel free to send me a message so Chuck's thread can be about HIM!
BTW, the term "reactor" is really just marketing crap. You can use a bucket for a "reactor" if you want. Most commercially produced reactors are sealed with water throughput and some sort of method of keeping media confined within the chamber.
I think your question is directed to me, so I appoligize if that is not the case...
That is my calcium reactor. It is an upflow design for both chambers using an Eheim 1260 recirculation pump with CO2 injected where you see "CO2 Input" labeled.
This is how I dose my system with calcium, strontium, magnesium, etc. using Gen-X coral bones. Most of the flow from the manifold is bled off after the carbon, but I allow a small stream to flow through the calcium chambers and GFO.
I hope that properly answers your question, and if not, please feel free to send me a message so Chuck's thread can be about HIM!
BTW, the term "reactor" is really just marketing crap. You can use a bucket for a "reactor" if you want. Most commercially produced reactors are sealed with water throughput and some sort of method of keeping media confined within the chamber.
Goodwin9
Premium Member
WOW..that's quite the contraption, (reactor). Looks like a very nice "all in one". How many gallons does it hold, looks huge from the pictures....<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13328608#post13328608 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Leonardo,
I think your question is directed to me, so I appoligize if that is not the case...
That is my calcium reactor. It is an upflow design for both chambers using an Eheim 1260 recirculation pump with CO2 injected where you see "CO2 Input" labeled.
This is how I dose my system with calcium, strontium, magnesium, etc. using Gen-X coral bones. Most of the flow from the manifold is bled off after the carbon, but I allow a small stream to flow through the calcium chambers and GFO.
I hope that properly answers your question, and if not, please feel free to send me a message so Chuck's thread can be about HIM!
BTW, the term "reactor" is really just marketing crap. You can use a bucket for a "reactor" if you want. Most commercially produced reactors are sealed with water throughput and some sort of method of keeping media confined within the chamber.
Goodwin9
Premium Member
A month or two ago, I had ordered a Acanthurus fowleri but after it arrived, I was told by people (cougarman amoung others), that I had been sent the wrong fish. Well today, I got what I was told IS an Acanthurus fowleri at no charge. This one is about 3" in length and looks pretty good.
big bank hank
In Memoriam
wow thats great
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
??? Umm disturbing!
Lunchbucket
