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Phosban and skimmer


ckyuv

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Just got a phosban reactor, now I see I have to add yet another pump to the tank, my question is can I put my skimmer on the return of the reactor so I can just use the same pump or will the reactor affect the skimmers performance?

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At 30 GPH it does not sound like a tumbling media reactor. Why would Phosban need to tumble? If your pump capacity is sufficient for skimmer and reactor, then the tee is on the skimmer pump discharge. Do you have a separate pump from the sump to return to tank? If you have only one large pump then you will have three outputs tied in to one pump.

Patrick

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My skimmer flow needs to be around 900 gph (have a Mag 9.5), and my dual GFO/GAC RX has a flow of around 100 gph. That's just enough to tumble the media for maximum surface area without throwing it up in the water column and either creating dust or clogging the outlet.

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