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Old 04-14-2012, 12:26 AM
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Also how much did you put in your reactor? You should start off at 1/4 the recommended amount then gradually increase.
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TLF reactor with mj1200.

mj 1200 should work as long as you did not overfill your reactor with pellets
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Little below halfway.
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Old 04-14-2012, 12:32 AM
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Little below halfway.
I've been running my pellets now for 8 months and I still only have my reactor 1/3 full, you might want to start less pellets and that should also help your tumble rate. You may need to soak them a bit longer as well.
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Old 04-14-2012, 12:34 AM
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I've been running my pellets now for 8 months and I still only have my reactor 1/3 full, you might want to start less pellets and that should also help your tumble rate. You may need to soak them a bit longer as well.
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One other thing, make sure you did not get any pellets in the tube when you were filling your reactor as that would restrict your water flow as well.
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I found that I had to use a bigger pump the a mj 1200 when I was using a TLF reactor. Did you remove the foam & do you have the outlet from your reactor really close to you skimmer intake?
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I found that I had to use a bigger pump the a mj 1200 when I was using a TLF reactor. Did you remove the foam & do you have the outlet from your reactor really close to you skimmer intake?
Why is the outlet from a reactor have to be really close to you skimmer intake?
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Old 04-14-2012, 02:23 AM
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Why is the outlet from a reactor have to be really close to you skimmer intake?
It helps to remove the unwanted crud that the bio pellets remove from the water column.
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