GFO Reactors

[Aquattro]

I use the PB 150, no issues with clogging ever.

[straightrazorguy]

I run a NextReef for my GFO. Driven by the return pump. I have a gate valve to throttle the flow down to a slight bubbling of the media, and it never plugs up.

[TimT]

I use Foz Down and am glad I no longer have to deal with finicky reactors and pricey GFO.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by TimT

I use Foz Down and am glad I no longer have to deal with finicky reactors and pricey GFO.

I run both

[TimT]

Brad, Try the Foz Down directly into the display tank and that should help with the algae issue.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by TimT

Brad, Try the Foz Down directly into the display tank and that should help with the algae issue.

That's what I do. I ran out, but just got some more.

[clermont]

I had a similar issue with my gfo reactor when I was running my dosing lines into the same chamber as the reactor. I guess this was the calcium and alkalinity reacting and binding in the reactor?
I moved the lines and haven't had this issue since.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I use the PB 150, no issues with clogging ever.

Same here. Once a week during waterchanges I will open the valve a bit and "boil" the GFO. I find that gets more life out of it, and breaks up any tunneling that has formed.

[gregzz4]

When you say it's getting clogged, do you mean it stops flowing, or it clumps together ?
If it stops flowing, I'll guess it's because every time you restart your pump and it rises to the top, all the fine stuff is plugging up either your sponge or the line itself.

As suggested above, try running your reactor with it's own/dedicated pump.

Or, buy a mesh bag like this and rinse out all the fine stuff before filling your reactor.