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02-21-2007, 10:54 PM
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Finally found some better sulphur media...
Aquarium Obsessed can get the media for the H&S reactors. The price is $39.99/ kg. It's quite a bit more pricey than the caribsea stuff, but there is quite a difference in size/shape. I have some in my hands, and I'll post some pictures soon. Last edited by Psyire; 02-21-2007 at 11:01 PM. 
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02-21-2007, 10:58 PM
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I don't see any H&S reactor on page 1 of this thread? The only pictures I see are the ones I assumed were your reactor?
And... with all due respect, why did you feel you needed a better media? You seemed to be getting results? If anything it's me who needs new media, but I thought your reactor was working for you??? Not trying to be rude I'm just surprised you went and got new stuff already??
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02-22-2007, 07:36 AM
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Sorry, I got confused between this thread and my RC thread.
Here is the picture I was refering to:  I don't believe I 'need' better media, but this media would definately be less prone to clogging over time, due to detritus and other floaties such as dust from the tank water getting caught up in the reactor. I would guess that it would reduce the chance of having 'pockets' of stagnant water that may cause the production of H2S as well. (less of a channeling effect) I don't plan to switch to this media quite yet, perhaps a few months down the road once my nitrates are zero... we'll see. Last edited by Psyire; 02-22-2007 at 07:38 AM.
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02-22-2007, 01:50 PM
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Ah, I see. It is an interesting looking media. I haven't found mine to have clogging issues in 8 weeks yet but I can see how the rounded stuff would be better. The only thing is for me 8 weeks in and I can't get it to produce zero NO3 no matter what I try. My last thought is that the tank has a bad microbubble problem, maybe I just have too much dissolved oxygen in the tank water. Since it seems to be an insurmountable issue and nobody can tell me what's wrong with with mine, I'm probably going to take mine offline. No sense in paying for the electricity to run the pump if it's not doing anything.
 Disappointing on the one hand but on the other hand I'm glad yours is working out for you. Means that it can work.
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02-25-2007, 10:30 PM
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Minor setback...
I increased the drip rate a few times over the course of the last week n' a half and managed to go alittle too far with it. The effluent tested at 5ppm, so I just set it back some. I'm guessing it was around 6 drips per second or so. The good news is my tank is still going down, I just tested and it was 25ppm nitrate. I tested alkalinity for the first time since I connected the reactor and it did drop some. I have been running between 7-8 dKH and it tested at 6.4 dKH. So I may have to keep a closer eye on it, we'll see how things go. So far, I am still pleased with the results. I plan to do more testing regarding calcium and magnesium when I get some more free time.
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