Phosban and reactor!!

mujtba

mujtba

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I bought the two little fishies phosban reactor 150. I also got the phosban 150g container.

In the phosban container, it says best used with something that has upflow like two little fishies phosban reactor.

However, I have a HOB fuge with the same pump my two little fishies phosban reactor came with.

Can't I just put the phosban in a media bag, and put it in my fuge???

It seems like it will serve the same purpose. The flow in my fuge is not intense.

Wouldn't you agree?

The two little fishies phosban reactor seems to be just a tube which houses the phosban and water just passes thru it and into the tank.

I prefer not putting so many pumps into the tank unless necessary.

Please let me know asap. thanks
 
The reactors force the water through the medium at a very even and controlled rate so it is much more effective than tossing a bag of it in the sump or fuge where the water can easily bypass it. It doesn't work too well when used "passively."
 
What if I placed it in the first chamber of my HOB fuge where the water enters. So I wonder if the water will PASS thru the MEDIA bag better this way. Maybe not as efficient as the reactor, but may work. No?..
 
my temp goes to 83 at times in summer.. i rather not put an extra pump.. my only reason. i already bought the reactor, so its not the money. plus i need to get 1 more pump for flow. i read on the phosban container that it does not have to be used in a reactor, but reactor does work best. so for now i put the phosban in a media bag packed and in the first chamber where water enters and has no where to go but flow upward half way and then to the following sections. i dont see a way around the media bag as it has to go thru it..

wow it seems like im the first person to test this out.. haha

well ill keep u posted. any idea if I used the reactor how long it would take for my algae to dissappear?

seapug, also how did u get those sexy colors for the zoos? can you post these for your tank:

CALC
PH
ALK
MAG
LIGHTING
 
I would like an answer to this question too, I don't have a phosban reactor amd only have some media in a bag in the sump doing the passive thing. I have a aquaclear type HOB filter in the shed I think. It would be better to fill that with phiosban media and put that on the tank then what I'm doing now correct. I don't really have much room in the sump for a reactor.
 
Re: Phosban and reactor!!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12184967#post12184967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mujtba
I bought the two little fishies phosban reactor 150. I also got the phosban 150g container.

In the phosban container, it says best used with something that has upflow like two little fishies phosban reactor.

However, I have a HOB fuge with the same pump my two little fishies phosban reactor came with.

Can't I just put the phosban in a media bag, and put it in my fuge???

It seems like it will serve the same purpose. The flow in my fuge is not intense.

Wouldn't you agree?

The two little fishies phosban reactor seems to be just a tube which houses the phosban and water just passes thru it and into the tank.

I prefer not putting so many pumps into the tank unless necessary.

Please let me know asap. thanks
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The pump on a reactor is so little that it wont produce enough heat to even notice. The reactor is the only way to go. I have 8 pumps in my 75 but I also use a chiller. I live in GA and it gets hot the tank whould see 95 without the chiller. You only want about 50gph on the reactor a tiny maxi jet is what I am using. It works so good.
 
How long before you see results? See my only thing is has anyone tried another method and failed, or just wants to go with reactors.. my HOB fuge has 3 sections.. if all the phosban needs is a little flow, then i think the first chamber gives it..

i realy am curious if others tested another way.. and what type of results should i see and how soon?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12192895#post12192895 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mujtba
How long before you see results? See my only thing is has anyone tried another method and failed, or just wants to go with reactors.. my HOB fuge has 3 sections.. if all the phosban needs is a little flow, then i think the first chamber gives it..

i realy am curious if others tested another way.. and what type of results should i see and how soon?
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1 week. The way the water flows across the GFO is unbleavable.
I dont know how else you chould circulate the water across it in this manner.

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I know a reactor would be best but wouldn't the HOB be better then passive? I have not seen much progress with passive.
 
HOB is better than passive in terms of media/water contact. However, most HOB filters have flow rates that are much faster than what is recommended for GFO - frankly, you run the risk of grinding your GFO into powder and spreading it into the tank. Lots of bad anecdotal reports of corals responding poorly to direct contact with GFO powder. Your risk if you want to try it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12193085#post12193085 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spleen93
HOB is better than passive in terms of media/water contact. However, most HOB filters have flow rates that are much faster than what is recommended for GFO - frankly, you run the risk of grinding your GFO into powder and spreading it into the tank. Lots of bad anecdotal reports of corals responding poorly to direct contact with GFO powder. Your risk if you want to try it.
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right on, 2 much flow bad idea
 
i prefer reactors, especially the one you got. prevents any channeling and allows greatest amount of contact. they work really well. i wouldnt worry about heat from something small like a minijet
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12193508#post12193508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by monty
i prefer reactors, especially the one you got. prevents any channeling and allows greatest amount of contact. they work really well. i wouldnt worry about heat from something small like a minijet
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Exactly!!! They are the best. I went through this same thing befor I got mine 2 months ago. I whouldnt trade it for anything!!!!!!!
 
The reactor uses a lot less flow than the pump will handle, do not add one more pump just T off some flow from your fuge pump into the reactor and adjust the reactor flow using the valve that came with it, the rest of the flow will continue going to the HOB fuge as usual.
 
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