bigmike015 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I just installed my dual reactor with carbon and hc-gfo. Just wanting to know if there are any things i should do(other than replacing gfo and carbon) to make this run to its full potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Have you had a reactor or GFO on the system before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike015 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I would watch the tank closely for the first week or so. When I first put my reactor online with the HC GFO I stripped the tank of all phosphates and almost crashed it. I slowly noticed my LPS getting lighter in color, and things just didnt look as happy as they should. Took a sample up to RCA to have my water tested and on the ultra low phosphate test I was like 1 notch from 0. I don't remember the exact reading. Went home, dumped a bunch of food in, and turned off the reactor for a week. Everything started looking good again. Used 1/4 the gfo and slowly ramped up. There is such a thing as too little phosphates in our tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike015 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 good to know. i will keep an eye on it. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike015 Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I did have a bag of gfo in my sump for about a month before i got the reactor, and never noticed any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) Besides the advice you just got, every now and then run a long pipe cleaner through the tubing. The little elbows and 1/2" tube will get clogged and make the gfo tumbling less uniform. Otherwise...enjoy being able to strip phosphate from your water. I use one as well and love it. I think it plays a big part in why I'm getting excellent colors Also every few days ill open up the ball valve and let the gfo get crazy for about 20 seconds. Keeps it from forming a brick in the lower portion Edited September 2, 2013 by Bpb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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