I have a Kent Marine Phosphate Reactor that i use with PhosBan Media. I know when using PhosBan that i'm not suppose to have the media tumbling inside the reactor. The question is if I use Kent Marine Power-Phos media instead what should the new water flow pressure be. Can i have the media tumbling or should it be the same as Phosban.
Phosphate reactor
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yote
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I've never used the Kent media.But I'm guessing its about the same as the Phos-ban.So I dont think I would make it tumble.
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
you dont want it tumbling because the tumbling will pulverize the media, so thats why you cut the flow back
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
Actually you DO want it to tumble gently. If it's tumbling too much is can break down, but if you don't have it tumbling at all it can turn into a solid chunk of iron and you won't be able to get it out of the reactor.
yote
In Memoriam
That makes sense to me.Never knew that though.
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
Iron Oxide Hydroxide (GFO) Phosphate Binders by Randy Holmes-Farley
From the article....
"Many aquarists use GFO in a fluidized bed reactor. This method reduces the likelihood of forming the particles into an unusable solid cake, although it does not always prevent this from happening. Some manufacturers sell reactors for this purpose. Some aquarists that have used the GFO in a traditional media bag report that it formed a brick in short order. Such caking may relate to calcium carbonate precipitation, or even to bacteria that are known to be able to knit the surfaces of two small iron oxide hydroxide particles together into a single particle.[SIZE=-1]16"[/SIZE]
From the article....
"Many aquarists use GFO in a fluidized bed reactor. This method reduces the likelihood of forming the particles into an unusable solid cake, although it does not always prevent this from happening. Some manufacturers sell reactors for this purpose. Some aquarists that have used the GFO in a traditional media bag report that it formed a brick in short order. Such caking may relate to calcium carbonate precipitation, or even to bacteria that are known to be able to knit the surfaces of two small iron oxide hydroxide particles together into a single particle.[SIZE=-1]16"[/SIZE]
Piggy
Reef enthusiast
The directions that come with the reactor says slightly tumbleing. I really new to replace my media. I finally put it on my PU list.
