phosban150 flow???

[superclown]

Im running my phosban reactor i have half and half brs phosban, carbon rox 0.8 i took a video to show flow i got a maxi jet 900 running at full flow the phosban doesnt seem to be leaving the bottom as much as carbon is it about right?


Here is a video sorry for quality

 

[ralph atl]

Carbon isn't supposed to tumble=bad
GFO should look like the top is percolating

U need to have separate reactors, just get the brs dual....and a maxi jet won't do it...

 

[superclown]

I was going off instructions that said i could mix gfo/carbon said around 2-300 gph was ok. The gfo is tumbling its just staying at bottom of reactor

 

[ralph atl]

They need to be in separate reactors...many reasons.

 

[superclown]

Ok, i will add a second reactor soon but would u mind elaborating?

 

[ralph atl]

Sorry, briefly

Carbon should be immobile, and carbon fines has shown to cause HLLe in certain fish like tangs....it also needs a different flow, however I found that to be a non issue if GFO was first and ROX second.

GFO only works if it slightly tumbles constantly which is hard enough on its own....how can u tell if the top portion is tumbling? And carbon only works if water is pushed through it?

That's the quick answer! Sorry

 

[superclown]

Understood i can clearly see the top half of it spinning. I will add the second reactor asap,

 

[sewer urchin]

I've been doing a lot of reading on the topic, however first hand experience is some limited to a container of phosban sitting on the counter and a whole bunch of unglued plumbing parts ;D.

Some sources say to run first to the phosban then to carbon reactor so that any fines are contained. I chose to make a manifold to each reactor and a ball lock on each to control flow then discharge to my filter sock.

 

[superclown]

Thats how i have the flow on mine it dumps to the filter sock