Gfo yes or no

[Brooklyn48]

I have a Berlin style sump by magnavore (berliner wd-125). It has these two simplicity reactors for chemical filtration. Would it be possible to run a gfo in them without a pump tumbling the media. It basically has 300 micron screens top and bottom for water to flow thru.. However the unit will be submerged in water. Will that effect the gfo at all from working properly. I have no space to add another pump. The manufacturer recommends to use pura phoslock.. Any input would be highly appreciated!!

 

[Tonyscoots84]

to get the most out of gfo it needs to be tumbled. I would suggest getting a phosban reactor w/ a small pump. Rowaphos is great at small quantities for getting rid of phosphates quick

 

[Brooklyn48]

Media placed inside reactor presents resistance to flowing water. Depending on the size of your media granules or pallets the flow rate through a reactor can vary from 120 to 250 GPH. The flow rate through the reactors is self-regulating. When the flow rate exceeds the capacity of the media, excess flow will get routed through the 5-inch long micron bags located just above the reactors. This in no way compromises the efficiency or effectiveness of the chemical filtration since this is a re-circulating system and the contact inside the reactor is bypass free. It is perfectly fine to use just one reactor or both at the same time, with same or different filtration medias in each reactor. Because the reactor screens are very fine they are prone to clogging. A filter running in Berlin mode will be less prone to screen clogging than one operating in wet/dry mode. When flow rate gets reduced the reactor can be flipped 180 degrees in its base to activate the screen self-cleaning feature.

 

[Arati]

although I am not sure exactly wich box sump you have I am going to tell you what to do.

take out all sand ,mud ,bioballs, rubble or rock, filter pads floss sponge drip trays filter socks cheato , or any other macro. snails hermits or anything else. good now you have a nice clean sump. buy the biggest skimmer you can jam into the sump, I suggest reef octopus if your sump has any kind of glass or acrylic cover.. throw that out also and or by pass any elbows and run the drains down to just above the the water surface so its no so loud.

now mark you sump with a sharpie at the water level u want and set your skimmer. keep the sump as close to the mark as possible with RO top off water. when you get sick of this buy an Auto Top Off from JBJ or something..

so decide on you coral and bio load. its pretty basic

lots of fish + lots of coral = buy a biopellet reactor and put it up stream of the skimmer and put a 2lf reactor down stream for carbon.

low fish lots of coral - buy a BRS dual reactor run carbon and gfo.

Lots of fish , few coral . buy a tlf(two little fishies) reactor run carbon.

do at least a 20% water change with good ro water per monthd

have good flow in main tank

vacume dead spots in sump.

 

[Frank@Wall]

although I am not sure exactly wich box sump you have I am going to tell you what to do.

take out all sand ,mud ,bioballs, rubble or rock, filter pads floss sponge drip trays filter socks cheato , or any other macro. snails hermits or anything else. good now you have a nice clean sump. buy the biggest skimmer you can jam into the sump, I suggest reef octopus if your sump has any kind of glass or acrylic cover.. throw that out also and or by pass any elbows and run the drains down to just above the the water surface so its no so loud.

now mark you sump with a sharpie at the water level u want and set your skimmer. keep the sump as close to the mark as possible with RO top off water. when you get sick of this buy an Auto Top Off from JBJ or something..

so decide on you coral and bio load. its pretty basic

lots of fish + lots of coral = buy a biopellet reactor and put it up stream of the skimmer and put a 2lf reactor down stream for carbon.

low fish lots of coral - buy a BRS dual reactor run carbon and gfo.

Lots of fish , few coral . buy a tlf(two little fishies) reactor run carbon.

do at least a 20% water change with good ro water per monthd

have good flow in main tank

vacume dead spots in sump.

+100...well said