starting reactors

[CRAZYFIZH]

in what order do you think i need to start using my reactors on my new tank
i have carbon,gfo and bio pellats any help would be great thnaks for your time

 

[Hal]

I'm not sure if you're asking the order to daisy-chain your reactors, or which one is the most important. If it's the latter, then the carbon reactor is the most important/useful. Assuming you have a phosphate issue, then the GFO would be the next most important/useful, and the bio-pellets would be last.

If you're daisy-chaining I don't think it matters much. Some would say put the carbon after the GFO to catch any GFO particles that leave the GFO reactor.

 

[CRAZYFIZH]

Trying to find out what time frame to start using the reactors on my new tank
Has been running for almost 2weeks

 

[dave.m]

What do your measurements say? Best to react to those than to simply start dumping stuff into the water blindly.

Dave.M

 

[BryanW]

I started all three of my reactors right when the tank started and have had only a bit of algae growing on the side glass panel, but now is slowly going away despite feeding liquid, pellet, and frozen pretty heavily.

 

[BryanW]

One thing that amazes me that the tank is now only 3 months old and the coralin algae as already growing like wild.

 

[CRAZYFIZH]

all of my levels are great so far
no bio load as of yet i was trying to let the tank cycle but no sign of anything yet
i did start with live rock that i bleached and new sand.i know everyone has a different way to try and cycle there tank but i have never used reactors before so i do not want to start one when it will do no good i guess i was wondering to start using them before the tank cycles or start when the tank starts to cycle.

 

[Hal]

I started all three of my reactors right when the tank started and have had only a bit of algae growing on the side glass panel, but now is slowly going away despite feeding liquid, pellet, and frozen pretty heavily.

I'd start the carbon as soon as the tank is cycled and you have fish in it. Start the GFO when your test kits tell you that you are getting phosphates. Start the bio-pellet reactor as soon as the tank is cycled; it will feed the bacteria that keep the rest of your water chemistry in check.