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Great Reactor By Mrkabokieman on 1/20/12
Mrkabokieman would recommend this product to a friend
Could not be more happy with the brs reactor, it works great. I run mine with GFO only. Tapped into my mag drive 7 return line rather than adding a pump and it works great.
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Great reactor for the money! By Brian on 1/13/12
Brian would recommend this product to a friend
This reactor is sturdy and well built, does not leak, and is easy to use/service. My only gripe is that it uses Mur-lok tubing and connectors, which is incompatible with the current pump I have without some sort of adapter.
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Good for GFO and or carbon By Brian on 12/20/11
Brian would recommend this product to a friend
This is a good reactor for GFO and or carbon, I do find easier to use one or the other, not both at the same time. My only complaint is the refillable cartridge is a bit difficult to see how well the GFO is tumbling, however BRS has started selling clear see through cartridge.
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Outstanding value By Joseph on 12/19/11
Joseph would recommend this product to a friend
An outstanding reactor for a reasonable price. Unlike a lot of other reactors and aquarium gear, this comes with everything you need to get it going in minutes (except the media, but of course you're going to buy that here too right?) Took me about 10 minutes to set up, 5 if you don't count the time it took me to find some screws to mount the top to the inside of my cabinet.
Wonderful design with the inner and out chambers makes changing out the media simple and mess free. The use of quick connect fittings was a wise choice. Attention to detail is evident when you notice that both the input and output hoses are connected to elbows that swing 360 degrees. This makes placement a breeze. Let's face, everyone's sump is different and things can get crowded in there. The ability to adjust the exact position of the hoses is truly refreshing. I was able to fine tune exactly where I have my feed pump and where the output dumps.
I'm running mine with BRS GFO at the bottom and BRS Carbon at the top. Water quality is outstanding.
Easy to use, attention to detail in the engineering, and a great price. What else can you ask for? I continue to be impressed with BRS and they remain my go-to stop for aquarium supplies.
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Excellent value! By Mike on 12/10/11
Mike would recommend this product to a friend
I purchased this reactor with the suggested Cobalt MJ pump and I'm very happy overall. The quality is excellent and the accessories make it very easy to implement. The sponges don't do the best job containing the carbon that I'm using, however I haven't noticed any carbon completely escaping the reactor.
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Another Great BRS product By sandmshall on 12/5/11
sandmshall would recommend this product to a friend
Simple and easy to put into action. I ordered (2) separate units for Carbon and GFO.
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Great buy By Brian on 12/3/11
Brian would recommend this product to a friend
Carbon is very important in a saltwater aquarium and GFO can ease a lot of headaches with phosphates, but them both together in one reactor and you have a product well worth the less than $40 I spend on mine. Great buy, easy to use. Thanks BRS
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Great Reactor By Calvin on 11/30/11
Calvin would recommend this product to a friend
Reduced my phosphates to zero in no time.
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Misleading By Gabby on 11/28/11
Gabby wouldn't recommend this product to a friend
The sponges included with this reactor are unsatisfactory. ROX carbon runs right through them. I have learned that it wasteful and nearly impossible to successfully run GAC and GFO in the same reactor, no matter what type of carbon. It is implied in the product description that this is normal practice which has have misled myself and many other new aquarists. This reactor is not ideal for tumbling media. Word of advice: research before you buy.
On the other hand, this reactor does not leak and is not difficult to set up or perform maintenance on.
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BRS GFO and Carbon Reactor By Virgil on 11/27/11
Virgil would recommend this product to a friend
The item is constructed great and worked as advertised. Just remember to get the cobalt powerhead and not the marineland due to noise levels. This item did not leak on me.
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good Reactor By omar on 11/26/11
omar would recommend this product to a friend
this is one of the reasons why BRS are the best. this reactor is compact, easy to use and just what you need.
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great purchase By Onborrowedtime on 11/22/11
Onborrowedtime would recommend this product to a friend
reactor is quality built, great thought in the design, and easy to install.