Previously Asked Questions

• by Michael on February 10, 2013, @2:42 PM

  When mixing the GFO & Carbon do you need any tumbling in the Reactor? And is replacing it every 2 week enough? I have a 32 gallon tank. Thank You

  Bulk Reef Supply Hey Michael,
  If the GFO and carbon are mixed together you actually do not want any tumbling at all (the GFO will grind the carbon to dust). The tumbling is just to keep the GFO from sticking together, but when mixed the carbon will keep them apart.

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• by Darrel on February 11, 2013, @11:21 AM

  How much media does the single BRS GFO/Carbon reactor hold? I'm trying to decide what size GFO and carbon to buy. Thanks.

  Bulk Reef Supply Hey Darrell,
  Great question! The single reactor will hold either 2 cups of gfo (with room to tumble) or 3 cups of carbon.

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• by mike on January 12, 2013, @12:43 PM

  I changed out the media and have excessive air trapped in the reactor. How do I clear the air out? The bubbles cause turbulence and may end up grinding the carbon. I filled the reactor with water before on screwed it on and the air came anyway....likely from the intake tube. I didn't have this problem when I set it up the first time.

  Bulk Reef Supply Hey Mike,
  Great question. While the bubbles aren't anything to be concerned about (they aren't actually in the chamber with the carbon, there trapped outside of that cartridge), the bubbles are purely an aesthetic issue but easy to fix.
  
  If you remove the cartridge and canister and look at the bottom of the while lid, you will see a big hole in the middle where the water flows out, and then next to it you should see a very small hole. That small hole allows air bubbles to bleed out and has likely just become clogged with a piece of carbon or detritus. Just use something small like a needle to clear that out real quick and you will be good to go.
  
  As it won't effect performance at all, I would just do this next time you need to change the carbon.

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• by Mike b on March 2, 2013, @3:37 AM

  I purchased the duel gfo reactor and was curious on the gfo side do you use the sponges included or just the gfo material in the insert?

  Bulk Reef Supply Hey Mike
  Great question. On the GFO side it doesn't really matter either way. Without the sponge a little gfo might fall into the bottom of the canister but it won't hurt anything down there.

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• by Ron Baloga on January 13, 2013, @5:37 PM

  I want a reactor for GFO and Bio pellets. Can I use the BRS 1000? The BRS 1000 is listed as using GFO and Carbon - it doesn't mention biopellets.
  Thanks

  Bulk Reef Supply Hey Ron,
  If your going to run biopellets I would suggest picking up the BRS biopellet reactor as long as it is big enough for your tank (tanks up to roughly 65-75 gallons). The biopellet reactor is very similar except it doesn't have any foam pads and includes attachments for using bigger pumps (like a danner mag drive) as more flow is often needed.
  
  http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/catalog/product/view/id/1274/
  

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