What would you recommend: separate reactor for each; combined reactor; or no reactor? I have a 55g reef tank. Right now I'm using a protein skimmer, a hang on water filter and doing 10g water changes every week 1/2. I'm looking to start bringing "more technology" into my tank to help out with my maintainace. Hopefully I will get my fuge up and running in the next couple of weeks. What else will I need that I should start working into my budget? Any input and comments will be greatly appreciated.
GFO & Carbon Reactor
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fastrd400
It wasn't me!
Are you having issues that require you to add a Phosban reactor? I just took my carbon reactor off line a couple weeks ago. I had run GFO for a while before switching over to bio pellets. If your issues are very minor, I'd say use one. Run the GFO in it for a period of time. When you are ready to change out, run carbon for a couple days to polish your water, and then back to the GFO.
I'm not having any issues at this time. Only a minute amount of algae in my tank. Phosphates were a little high but I'm using some Phosban and that has brought it down to almost zero. I was thinking this might be a good preventative measure. I'm prone to overfeeding. The carbon was just to polish my water.
Your ideal sounds perfect for what I'm wanting to do.
Your ideal sounds perfect for what I'm wanting to do.
bojangles93
Reefing newb
Personally, I have not had any issues running my BRS dual reactor, but I had a bunch of rocks that had soaked up phosphate. I also run a scrubber (probably overkill, i know) as well as a fuge. Maintaining the reactors is another thing you have to maintain as well as another pump that is needed.
If you are prone to overfeeding, then it may be a good idea.
+1 fast
If you are prone to overfeeding, then it may be a good idea.
+1 fast
