Choosing phosban reactor for 250 gal tank?

Sushiman · #1 01-08-2007, 03:56 AM

Go to J&L Aquatics & check out the Deltec reactors they have. www.jlaquatics.com

G1GY · #2 01-08-2007, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sushiman

Go to J&L Aquatics & check out the Deltec reactors they have. www.jlaquatics.com

About 5 times the price(give or take) as the one he was talking about though.

Sushiman · #3 01-08-2007, 04:06 AM

I've been thinking of running two on my 90gal; one for phosban & the other for Purigen. I was thinking of running them with a MJ600 but a 400 might be fine & simply run them in sequence.

Chowder · #4 01-08-2007, 04:23 AM

I'm running two on my 65 . One for Rowa Phos and the other carbon. I'm running with a maxi 400 in sequence. Seems to work well 0 ppm phos and good clarity on the water.

scub steve · #5 01-08-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jkhchris

I'm running two on my 65 . One for Rowa Phos and the other carbon. I'm running with a maxi 400 in sequence. Seems to work well 0 ppm phos and good clarity on the water.

me too but on my 30

Delphinus · #6 01-08-2007, 04:43 PM

Precision Marine makes a substrate reactor which is the same thing as the TLF Phosban reactor but comes in two sizes and the larger one looks fairly significantly larger at 26" heigh with a 4" diameter chamber (the smaller one looks to me roughly the same size as the TLF). Although J&L doesn't list it on their site, I inquired with them a couple months ago and they can order you one.

But running them in series works too if you need more media.

I have two (of the TLF Phosban reactors that is), each running carbon on different tanks (for which they work really well). I have one of the first models and one that I bought a couple months ago. The new design is much much much better, so much easier to work with. The early models had a bolted flange, but the new ones have a twist lock. Changing out media on the newer model is a snap.

mark · #7 01-08-2007, 11:44 PM

Though realizing DIY with acrylic is a little more involved than just cutting and gluing, seems a phosban reactor would be a relatively simple DIY project.

kwirky · #8 01-10-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mark

Though realizing DIY with acrylic is a little more involved than just cutting and gluing, seems a phosban reactor would be a relatively simple DIY project.

$50 generally for a two little fishies phosban reactor. I think unless you were making a bunch of these things like an assembly line, it wouldn't be worth the time. Unless you're godly with acrylic and can whip one up in no time (which is not me lol)