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Pretty good By Gary on 6/22/12
Gary would recommend this product to a friend
I am using GAC with this and I am pleased with the results.
Easy set up easy to manage.
Only problem I have had is that the GAC floats up to the top when I first sart it up with new carbon. I leave the pump off for a couple hours until it settles back down and have no continuing problem
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Da best By maui no ka oi on 6/6/12
maui no ka oi would recommend this product to a friend
Great reactor for GFO. Easy to hook up! The tubing is very stiff so buy two 1/2x1/2 elbows so it can drop down into sump, or if you have a heat gun that will also work.
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Quality Product and design By David on 5/31/12
David would recommend this product to a friend
I love this reactor. I mix GFO and carbon for my application. This really sets the standard for build quality. Can't go wrong with this BRS product.
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Well made By Mike on 5/24/12
Mike would recommend this product to a friend
I like the convience and eas of use. I have a Phos ban reactor and compareing this reactor to the BRS, the BRS is without a doubt easier to install, change media and operate.
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Great By peter on 5/23/12
peter would recommend this product to a friend
Well build, Great value. I a will buy another
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Great reactor By Shawn on 5/20/12
Shawn would recommend this product to a friend
I have used other reactors in the past and have spent more money on them too. I believe this reactor is built better and has stands up to any competitors better.
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Buit to Last By Craig on 5/18/12
Craig would recommend this product to a friend
This is a great Unit Very Heavy Duty Built to last.
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Easy to set up and maintenance. By Dan on 5/10/12
Dan would recommend this product to a friend
I've been using this for GFO and carbon. Works great and my phosphate numbers are down. The clear glass makes it easy to see the GFO tumble..
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highly recomend By Jeremy on 5/10/12
Jeremy would recommend this product to a friend
Got it and it took less than 10 minutes to install and it works great also bought the hc gfo. Only had it for 3 day so not sure on performance but I will be getting another for carbon
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Works well By Geoffrey on 5/8/12
Geoffrey would recommend this product to a friend
I bought two reactors...one for GFO and one for Carbon. They both work well and changing the media for routine maintenance is pretty easy.
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Simple to Use By Parjaree on 5/7/12
Parjaree would recommend this product to a friend
Another great BRS product and excellent value. I use this as a GFO reactor and change the GFO every 6 weeks, easy to clean and maintain.
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Easy to setup By Chris on 5/3/12
Chris would recommend this product to a friend
This was super easy to setup. Any questions I had were answered by the video that BRS has on the product page. All I needed was a few plumbing parts from my hardware shop to make it look good and now I have a simple carbon/GFO filter that didn't break the bank. Paired with the MJ900 collection was a breeze.
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Solid By Anthony on 4/28/12
Anthony would recommend this product to a friend
Solid build quality. Makes replacing media simple. Very happy.
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GFO and Carbon, works good for me! By Brad on 4/26/12
Brad would recommend this product to a friend
Very heavy duty and sturdy construction. This is the best reactor for running carbon and GFO, in my opinion. I put the GFO in the bottom and then put a foam pad about 1 inch above the GFO (this leaves room for the GFO to tumble), and then fill with carbon, then another foam pad, works great.
I can see the GFO tumble, the acrylic media container is easy to get the flow right.
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Good Investment By Earl on 4/8/12
Earl would recommend this product to a friend
I like the reactor, it was easy to install. It is a great way to run carbon and GFO.
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Awesome!! By Reefa on 4/6/12
Reefa would recommend this product to a friend
This is a great reactor!! Super sturdy construction. It works great with the cobalt maxi jet. With new acrylic media container its easy to get the flow right. Best reactor ive ever used!!!
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Freat product By lorilime on 4/5/12
lorilime would recommend this product to a friend
Working great using bio pellets. Wish I would have bought the dual.
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Great product!! By Reefa on 3/23/12
Reefa would recommend this product to a friend
This reactor is awesome! Very heavy duty and sturdy construction. I was a little skeptical of the push connector fittings at first but after connecting and using them they are leak proof. Great combo with the cobalt maxi jet, it runs completely silent! My only complaint is the hose. It's super stiff so it's hard to get the hose to go up to the tank right. Some elbow fittings fixes that though. Overall awesome reactor!!!
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Another BRS great By Robert on 3/18/12
Robert would recommend this product to a friend
Once again BRS puts out a great product at a great price. Easy to use. Well built. Wish i needed more.
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Junk By sutrob on 3/15/12
sutrob wouldn't recommend this product to a friend
This thing always clogs. I have bought there updated canisters which I think are worse then the first gen. Normally need to remove the GFO long before it is exhausted.
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Works Great By Christopher on 3/13/12
Christopher would recommend this product to a friend
Very happy with this product, have been using it for carbon. The new clear hard plastic cartridges are great.
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works well By russell on 3/2/12
russell would recommend this product to a friend
like this product works awsome
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Great Product By joseph on 2/28/12
joseph would recommend this product to a friend
With the use of a maxijet 1200 it works great. With the included ball valve u can really create a slow tumble with the media. The hardest part of the installation was screwing it down to my stand. Make sure when filling it up with media that u only fill it about a quarter of the way because the media will actually expand when it gets wet. Overall would recommend this reactor.
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Great Product By joseph on 2/28/12
joseph would recommend this product to a friend
I am useing this on a 55gal system and it works great. With a maxijet 1200 it works great, it comes with a ball valve to reduce the flow so u get a slow tumble of the media. Overall would recommend this system to anyone who is looking for a great gfo reactor.
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Very easy to use By BullDog on 2/16/12
BullDog would recommend this product to a friend
Makes my tank maintenance very easy and less time consuming. I run two single BRS reactors on my tank and the mj1200 is just not powerful enough to run both. I have a hard time getting the gfo to tumble.
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over all good By jake on 2/13/12
jake would recommend this product to a friend
wish it was a bit cheaper or it came with a pump
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Great Value By Justin on 2/10/12
Justin would recommend this product to a friend
I bought 2 of these to run carbon and GFO. I couldn't be happier the carbon really knocked down the smell coming from my tank.
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Earned 10/5 In My Opinion By Jeff on 2/8/12
Jeff would recommend this product to a friend
This is the best reactor for running carbon and gfo. It is super easy to set up, and with the new cartridges, it is even easier to fill it up with media. I would definitely reccomend this to a friend.
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Works great except... By Rocco on 2/5/12
Rocco would recommend this product to a friend
Construction is solid, easy to setup even includes a valve to control flow. Unfortunatly I've found both the GFO and Carbon I'm running through starts clumping after a week or two which then cuts the flow down considerably. However for the price I think its a fantastic value.
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Wouldn't mix gfo/carbon... By Patrick on 2/3/12
Patrick would recommend this product to a friend
I wouldn't try to mix the gfo and carbon in same reactor, I have a hard enough time getting just the gfo to tumble properly. But it's a well made reactor, same thing as the RO/DI unit. Definately recommend to friends.
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Dropped my PO4 within a day By Bill on 1/31/12
Bill would recommend this product to a friend
Dropped my phosphate levels by 1000% in less than 24 hours. Used with the HC GFO media. Easy to set up and adjust.
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Excellent Value By Michael on 1/31/12
Michael would recommend this product to a friend
I've had my BRS GFO reactor in operation for just over two months without any problems at all. I really like that this unit is leak proof and easy to wall mount up and out of the way. Mine is setup with one of the foam filters at the top and no filter at the bottom. My flow rate through the unit hasn't changed at all. This is my kind of product, set it and forget it.
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Very easy to use! By JohnDeStef on 1/29/12
JohnDeStef would recommend this product to a friend
The clear cylinders make adjusting the GFO flow very easy. Well built structure and components, this will last for many many years. I flowed the water backwards though the filter to prevent tumbling of the carbon. The filters are very versatile!
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Well built & no leaking problems By Stephen on 1/25/12
Stephen would recommend this product to a friend
This is a well built reactor and easy to use and refill. My only complaint is that the stiff tubing is very hard to work with.
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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.
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Awsome Reactor! By Skip on 11/14/11
Skip would recommend this product to a friend
This reactor is a great investment to any aquarium. It is very well built, including the ball valve, which was a pleasant surprize. I installed this in my FOWLR tank in minutes and with no leakes. Shipping took a mere three days to recieve and was well packaged. Thanks BRS, you guys are the best!