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![]() I am running a reactor with GFO and the other day it started to spit out the black particles into my display tank. The tank clouded up and got a fine layer of stuff over everything, killing some SPS and other corals. Why did this happen and how can I fix it from happening again? what do you guys do to prevent this from happening?
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![]() Do you have the foam inserts in reactor
Sounds like to much flow through reactor. It should only be a slight tumble. Preventing it from grinding to a powder |
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![]() I always rinse mine in a mesh bag (probably 8gals of RO) over a bucket, and I run my outlet into my sock chamber to catch anything that may get past the foam
Not sure what happened in your case but I know that if mine were not rinsed well it could have happened to me I used to get GFO back-siphoning into my return chamber when the reactor pump was turned off I now have the TLF NPX filters between the GFO and sponges and pellets no longer escape Only other thing that comes to mind is too much flow through the reactor ? This will grind up the GFO, even if you rinsed it |
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Cheers, Tim
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![]() Thanks guy
It has been working ok the way it was set up, then one day just had the problem. I do have a foam in it and not too much flow but did increase the amount last time I changed it but not by much maybe and inch more material. Gregzz if you post some pics of your setup, gfo reactor Last edited by ocean diver; 09-11-2013 at 01:41 AM. |
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