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Old 03-09-2010, 12:50 AM
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Yup. The UF-15 easily holds one liter of pellets and tumbles them very nicely with the MJ-1200. Very happy with it.
how did you do the plumbing on yours?
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Old 03-09-2010, 06:07 AM
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You will love the Reactor combo, post pics when you get it going.....

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Old 03-09-2010, 06:15 AM
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Man look at all those shiny RED reactors out there. I feel so ... blue ... with the MR-1. 3/4" inlets too on the Vertex ... nice, that has has Mag drive written all over it. The MR-1 is nice for being 1/2" outlets so fits on the MJ1200 easier, but I found it already once having stopped tumbling so I reduced the pellets to half and it started tumbling again sometime during my week away. Was thinking I'd have to modify the reactor to accept larger piping and a Mag drive ... Oh, IF ONLY SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME ABOUT THE VERTEX!!!
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Old 03-09-2010, 06:34 AM
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Old 03-09-2010, 06:41 AM
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This thing is a monster!
Go big or go home! Seriously though, you do want these things pretty big to successfully use the pellets in my opinion. I ran them in a TLF phosban reactors for a while and although that worked out okay, I did find I was having to shake it every so often to dislodge the pellets as they clumped quite easily. Also, the max that i could get in the TLF reactor was like, 300ml or something like that. I suppose that would be okay for smaller tanks.
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Old 03-09-2010, 07:03 AM
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The reactor is a well build unit. I had one apart at Red Coral last week. Only think I would change would be the valve. A gate valve would really make it that much better.
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Old 03-09-2010, 03:24 PM
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Oh, IF ONLY SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME ABOUT THE VERTEX!!!

OKAY OKAY! If this could be anymore directed it would have hit me right in the forehead!

We had not tested the Vertex reactors when you bought your Nextreef model; however, this would have been the one recommended if we knew what what we know now. Both reactors are good but the Vertex one is a better design when running a litre or more of the pellets.

I have an idea! Because O.C. is all about service, I will send you a shiny new "red" reactor and once you get it wrap up your Nextreef and send it back. I have a use for the used Nextreef, just pay the difference!

Hmmm, how is that? LOL
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Old 03-09-2010, 03:44 PM
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OKAY OKAY! If this could be anymore directed it would have hit me right in the forehead!

We had not tested the Vertex reactors when you bought your Nextreef model; however, this would have been the one recommended if we knew what what we know now. Both reactors are good but the Vertex one is a better design when running a litre or more of the pellets.

I have an idea! Because O.C. is all about service, I will send you a shiny new "red" reactor and once you get it wrap up your Nextreef and send it back. I have a use for the used Nextreef, just pay the difference!

Hmmm, how is that? LOL
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Old 03-09-2010, 05:01 PM
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how did you do the plumbing on yours?

I found a barbed fitting that was 1/2" on one end and 3/4" on the other. Then a couple of hose clamps.
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Old 03-09-2010, 06:20 PM
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Nice! Thanks for the pictures! Do you have the sponge in the bottom? If so take it out right away, you don't need to run ANY sponges, it is okay if the pellets fall down below the bottom plate. Even better get some of our Reactor Mod material or buy something locally like it and modify your reactor.

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