Question on GFO reactor

[GrayJ]

I'm putting in a GFO/carbon reactor. I know I need to feed it with water from the return section of my fuge but where do I put the discharge? Back into the return section or the display tank? What do you guys do?

 

[tkeracer619]

I like to toss it back into the return section just in case anything slips past the foam pads.

 

[GrayJ]

Isn't that "short cycling" the water?

 

[maynardjames]

i have pump where water first comes from overflow. have return line after skimmer in section where return pump is located. dont have a fuge

 

[tkeracer619]

Your return pump is much stronger then the feed pump on a reactor. I assume by "short cycling" you mean reprocessing already processed water. No, it's not.

 

[GrayJ]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll be putting it into the return as y'all suggested. Racer, that does make sense. Hadn't thought of it that way. Thanks Again!

 

[cerobbins]

I like to place my feed pump after the skimmer and my return before the skimmer. I do this to try to make sure that the least amount of waste goes through the media reactor, and that bubbles are kept to a minimum.