Carbon Reactor clogging issue

[markgutin]

Hi,
I have a two little fishes carbon reactor that im running and every week its starts to clogg up ( thus the media isnt moving around in there). Is there any solution to this?
Thanks

 

[russ13]

What is clogging it up??? Does it look like there's a bunch of detritus in it??

 

[markgutin]

Exactly.My question is why is it happening so fast and what can i do to prevent it?

 

[Circle10]

Are you carbon dosing?? That happens to me when I dose no3pox for extended periods

 

[markgutin]

Are you carbon dosing?? That happens to me when I dose no3pox for extended periods

No just running a regular two little fishies reactor with activated carbon.

 

[theMerchant]

Carbon is not supposed to tumble or move. It will break down and go into your tank. Gfo you can tumble, not carbon.

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[markgutin]

Carbon is not supposed to tumble or move. It will break down and go into your tank. Gfo you can tumble, not carbon.

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I always saw other members reactors (videos) and the media was always moving around in there so i Was under the impression that the carbon was suppose to "move" as well lol. Thanks for the clarifficaion.

 

[JavaJacketOC]

I always saw other members reactors (videos) and the media was always moving around in there so i Was under the impression that the carbon was suppose to "move" as well lol. Thanks for the clarifficaion.

Nope, you don't want it to move. Mine is compressed in a poly reactor using the plastic plates and the compression sponges.