Gfo/carbon reactor in sump placement ??

[Coralgurl]

I have my brs dual reactor set up and ready to go but unsure where the best place to pull water from and then return. I just added a make shift fuge between the skimmer and the baffles. Also, can the reactors go straight in the sump, the hoses and attachments are sensitive and any movement causes them to leak.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

I have my brs dual reactor set up and ready to go but unsure where the best place to pull water from and then return. I just added a make shift fuge between the skimmer and the baffles. Also, can the reactors go straight in the sump, the hoses and attachments are sensitive and any movement causes them to leak.

it can go right in the sump, for me its a matter of space and so hanging it on my sump(on the inside) in my skimmer section is the only place i have room , personally i would run it in my return section if i had the room.


if your using gfo and carbon together i think its gfo first then carbon(if your using the double reactor ) im not 100% sure as its been a while since i had the double reactor

[Coralgurl]

Yup, gfo first then carbon. I can put it in the return section for sure, got some room...in it goes.

[reefwars]

what pump you using??

[Proteus]

yeah i only pull out of return side

found it was better to build a manifold and run each reactor seperate

[Coralgurl]

I got the dual reactor from brs, with a cobalt mj-1200 pump, which I bought as a package.
Flushed it all first and made sure it was gfo was at the right levels, ran it into a bucket.

[subman]

Originally Posted by Titus99

yeah i only pull out of return side

found it was better to build a manifold and run each reactor seperate

The dual brs only has one inlet. It is labeled gfo and carbon as well.

[bignose]

Reactor can go anywhere. I have the intake at the sump return chamber to pull the cleanest water and the output beside the skimmer intake to pull anything that gets out of the reactor.

[reefgirl189]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the BRS reactor only rated for a max of 120 gallons?

[subman]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the BRS reactor only rated for a max of 120 gallons?

Could be. I find it funny to put a gallon rating on items like these. I may have to change media more often but I haven't had a phosphate problem in years so its there just in case. If I have a higher po4 Ill fill both chambers with GFO and run carbon in another reactor. Just seems funny to me to rate these with a gallon volume in mind.