Brs Dual Reactor

[rich1p]

Is it just me, or does the BRS dual gfo/ garbon reactor suck? your thoughts please. Im running it with a maxi jet 1200. Do i need a bigger pump? Or just throw it away.

 

[pgr11]

Is it just me, or does the BRS dual gfo/ garbon reactor suck? your thoughts please. Im running it with a maxi jet 1200. Do i need a bigger pump? Or just throw it away.

Been running mine and I love it. What seems to be the problem

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[rich1p]

i cant seem to get the gfo to tumble correctly. and the carbon just sits there. doen't seem right. i changed all the sponges, but doesn't seem to make a difference... i also cleaned everything possible. what pump are you using?

 

[Tropical Reef Fish Store]

i use the mj 1200 and i have no problem getting the gfo to tumble.
you don't need to tumble your carbon.

 

[rich1p]

when i first purchased it, the gfo was tummbling fine, and the carbon was making some movement. now the gfo is barely moving...

 

[pgr11]

+1 on the nj 1200

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[gumbii]

wash pump in vinegar...

 

[toomuch420]

How much gfo u using?

 

[rich1p]

i'm using about a cup of gfo..carbon is about half full..

 

[SchnitzelReef]

im running a MJ1200 on mine and it works perfect..i noticed that when i put too much carbon or gfo it wouldnt tumble..or maybe its the carbon or gfo ur using...there are diff types of gfo that work better in reactors.

 

[rich1p]

I think i'll try reducing the amount of carbon and gfo.. Wish me luck..

 

[Chuglar]

I have a BRS Bio Pellet Reactor and at first i could not get it to work right, it seemed like it would work great for a few days then slowly get weaker & weaker, so i took a razor blade & ran in between the slits on the bottom of the cartridge ( made them a little bigger ) and now it runs great non stop it has been about a month a great tumbling. Now that it my Bio-Pelets but i think it might help with the carbon reactor. I just got the Carbon/GFO reactor ( same thing as Bio-Pellet ) and the only pump I had laying around was a Rio 600 the little guy. I am only running carbon and the majority of people say that you don't want your carbon to tumble, or just slightly. I have a 90G rimless and i used 9 Tbls of that BRS carbon and it seems like the flow is stronger on 1 side and lacking on the other, I think it is the same problem I had when I 1st tried a BRS reactor. Just throwing that out there would like to know if that helps or what.

 

[jessesoto33]

Use less media. or get a larger pump!