since I brought the BRS reactor it's been running great. But one down side I notice about these reactor is that the inside cartridge clogs pretty quickly. I would have to clean it out every week or so. It got annoying real quick. But unscrewing the reactor is much easier than the two little fish reactors, I was afraid that I will break the TLF reactors when I try to unscrew it.
Anyways, the mod I did on the BRS reactor is that I cut the bottom "slits" where the water flows into the cartridge. By removing some of the slits it allow more water to flow through the cartridge and less clogging too. I have use plastic mesh and/or foam to keep media from going into the tank. here are the pictures.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_231552_zps53737130.jpg&hash=a7f262f66ea0d556b22c45a74ee01796)
as you can see I cut every other slit.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_231601_zpsf778d5dd.jpg&hash=66d118a7e77eeae2f6c2e4ee34bd0c83)
I run pellet carbon so I use the mesh and foam for GFO
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_232058_zps1e7230cc.jpg&hash=6bf14a0ec615667d62290b1a8a48f7e2)
for the top, I use the mesh material to prevent media from flowing into the tank.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_232109_zps46ba7f94.jpg&hash=f7174ce65726c4f398cf1338e0df5774)
and the cap in place.
Anyways, the mod I did on the BRS reactor is that I cut the bottom "slits" where the water flows into the cartridge. By removing some of the slits it allow more water to flow through the cartridge and less clogging too. I have use plastic mesh and/or foam to keep media from going into the tank. here are the pictures.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_231552_zps53737130.jpg&hash=a7f262f66ea0d556b22c45a74ee01796)
as you can see I cut every other slit.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_231601_zpsf778d5dd.jpg&hash=66d118a7e77eeae2f6c2e4ee34bd0c83)
I run pellet carbon so I use the mesh and foam for GFO
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_232058_zps1e7230cc.jpg&hash=6bf14a0ec615667d62290b1a8a48f7e2)
for the top, I use the mesh material to prevent media from flowing into the tank.
![](/forum/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1000.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf128%2Fleeit2me%2FBRS%2520reactors%2F20130427_232109_zps46ba7f94.jpg&hash=f7174ce65726c4f398cf1338e0df5774)
and the cap in place.