Small particlesfloating in main tank

[Young347]

So I have small particles floating around and you can see them it's like salt grains or something don't think it's sand what is the best way to remover them??

Also I just got a gfo aquamaxx reactor I did the math and it said to put in 2.25 cups of gfo and carbon was 7.5 cup well... I put in he gfo and wanted to also run carbon same reactor and I am not sure if it is flowing right

 

[ericarenee]

You should run one or the other not both in the same reactor.

 

[whiner25]

yeah don't take that advice without doing research first. there have been many many threads about this same subject - both pro and con. as long as the carbon and gfo are mixed with no tumbling you should be fine. or you can separate them by sponges...that a little bit trickier to get the flow rate right, but totally achievable. brs is a very reputable company and has a few videos on their website describing everything I just said. ultimately the decision is up to you cause only you know what's best for your tank.

 

[oblio]

yeah don't take that advice without doing research first. there have been many many threads about this same subject - both pro and con. as long as the carbon and gfo are mixed with no tumbling you should be fine. or you can separate them by sponges...that a little bit trickier to get the flow rate right, but totally achievable. brs is a very reputable company and has a few videos on their website describing everything I just said. ultimately the decision is up to you cause only you know what's best for your tank.

This is bad advice IMO. First off you don't run both in the same reactor, GFO needs a flow that "lightly makes the surface of the GFO tumble" While carbon cant move, carbon is soft, and if it moves then it disintegrates. besides if you run both in the same reactor then you would be forced to change both at the same time, carbon in general has a shorter lifespan than GFO and you would be wasting money changing out media before needed. If you want to run both then put the GFO in a reactor and the carbon in a sock or net in the filter sock or other high flow area, almost as good as running it in a reactor. Where as the GFO effectiveness goes way up when used in a reactor.

regards

 

[whiner25]

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/video/view/brs-carbon-and-gfo-reactors/

check it out and make your own decision. like I said before this has been covered many times over on this site as well as other forums. a quick google search will bring up hundreds of these threads. I am just trying to provide general information that you can make a smart decision off of.

OP - you can run them both in the same reactor - just separate them by sponges. place the gfo on the bottom grate. set the flow rate so it slightly tumbles it and pack the carbon between the two sponges so it is separated and doesn't tumble. easy and simple.

 

[ericarenee]

This is bad advice IMO. First off you don't run both in the same reactor, GFO needs a flow that "lightly makes the surface of the GFO tumble" While carbon cant move, carbon is soft, and if it moves then it disintegrates. besides if you run both in the same reactor then you would be forced to change both at the same time, carbon in general has a shorter lifespan than GFO and you would be wasting money changing out media before needed. If you want to run both then put the GFO in a reactor and the carbon in a sock or net in the filter sock or other high flow area, almost as good as running it in a reactor. Where as the GFO effectiveness goes way up when used in a reactor.

regards

I Agree with you... I change my carbon out much more often then GFO. And i do not run GFO all the time. not at all the last 3 months or so. The more my fuge matures the less i need mechanical/ chemical filtration.
More water is needed in my opinion to flow thru the gfo then carbon needs.
and putting to much water flow on carbon will end its life sooner. my carbon filter has Back Pressure with a ball valve after the Chamber . for gfo its before the reactor chamber..