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05/08/2007, 11:17 AM
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I thought the majority of reactors had to be cleaned out every 3-4months.
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05/08/2007, 06:04 PM
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There is no easy way to do this, in my opinion. It's the price we pay for having something we only mess with a few times a year.
Take accurate measurements of the current reactor settings. Bbls per minute of Co2, Effluent volume per minute, alk and pH of the effluent. THEN >>>>>>>>>> Shut it down, disconnect it, dump the media, rinse it out and replace media. I rinse my media in RODI 2-3 times in a small bucket to get rid of all the powder and fine particles and then put it into the reactor. I also fill my reactor with fresh saltwater before closing it up. Hook everything back up, fire it up to the same bpm and effluent rate, wait a few hours and take alk and ph readings. If the readings are even close to what you had previously, leave the thing alone for 12-24 hours, then test your readings again. You probably will have higher alk than before because of the new media. Make the appropriate adjustments and repeat in a few days ! PITA but FWIW this is how I do it. If someone has a better method, I'd love to know.
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