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12/27/2007, 10:47 PM
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phos reactors... duh...
remember when i asked about phos reactors awhile ago? DUH. you guys forgot to tell me...
I should buy two! I cannot believe i dont already have an army of these things. Finally hooked up the phos reactor tonight. neat stuff  guess its only right to have one for carbon lol
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12/27/2007, 11:10 PM
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marine depot is having a special on the 150 2 lil fishys one. it comes with a free dvd and a free container of phosban maybe somthing else too i forget.
I put a filter sock over the outtake for a good 2 hrs after hooking it up. it spit out alot of particles. just a heads up
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12/28/2007, 07:49 AM
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I always run a filter sock after my phos. About twice a week I'll crank up the flow and create a mess in the chamber to keep the phos material loose. It's common for a little bit to get out.
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12/28/2007, 08:42 AM
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freed.. http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...ct~TL4411.html not sure if its a deal or not. i see now its ten extra bucks. dident watch the dvd yet but im sure thats what convinced me lol
rokle- on the sponge at the top is there supposed to be phosban caught in there?
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12/28/2007, 08:53 AM
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rokle! haha I installed the phos reactor last night because my gbta looked bad and it was looking like it was gonna move...
IT SPLIT!! whoohoo grandbabies lol
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12/28/2007, 09:15 AM
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Quote:
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It's generated a decent number for the club!
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12/28/2007, 04:10 PM
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I just got two TLF Phosban Reactor 150's that I ordered yesterday. I put one together and put it on my 75 grow out tank just a little while ago. My review so far:
Putting it together I was a bit disappointed that there was only ONE plastic ratchet clamp---should be at least 4 of them as the rubber elbow boots that go to the inlet and from the outlet on top of the reactor are at best a bit loose and would likely come off down the road at the slightest nudge. The sponges that are supplied are no where near the correct pore size to capture the smallest or a bit larger particles that float to the top of the chamber. I was told over the phone that sections of hose would be supplied to use to attach the pump to the reactor and that would go from the reactor outlet into the tank. Notta. So needless to say I robbed the plastic ratchet clamp from the second unit I bought and also used the two supplied sponges from the second unit to make the first one operate as it should. I also had to use my own 1/2" nylon hose to run to the reactor and from the reactor. Also had to use two of my own metal hose clamps to clamp the other ends of the rubber elbow boots so they won't come off. Luckily long ago Instant Ocean was giving away Mini Jet 404 water pumps with every bucket of salt so I have like 4 or 5 of those laying around to use on my reactors!! Other than that the reactor is working very well and I HOPE doing what it is supposed to do to help get rid of the algae problem that I have going on in the tank.
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12/28/2007, 04:18 PM
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lol Marine depot stated clearly I had to buy hose so i did that. I donno about the sponge issue. Oviously i have a bunch of phosban stuck in mine.. I did buy two sets of replacement sponges just so i dident hafta order them later
dident see an issue with no clamps. they are barbed pretty well, I had to pull REALLY hard to get the tube back off. but i know what u mean about those rubber pieces. Using a maxi 600 right now on mine.
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12/28/2007, 04:23 PM
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Got mine from Premium Aquatics cause it's only one day shipping ground plus was only $34.99
Chick must not have known what she was talking about when she told me what was included in the box.
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12/28/2007, 04:26 PM
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What is the proper flow thru one of these? I have mine flowing so there is just a slight boiling of the very top inch or so in the reactor. No major volcanoes blowing up or anything. Should it be more flow? Less?
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12/29/2007, 10:10 PM
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Yes, just a slight "boil" on the surface is about right. When you're putting in a new reactor or swapping out media, ensure you're doing ALK tests frequently (once a day or so) for the first week. Depending on the media and amount, one of the downsides is a ALK drop at the beginning.
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