problem w/reactor

[guychoo]

does anyone else have this problem that the phosban doesnt stay down inside the tlf reactor after about 2 weeks? the whole thing just rises with the sponge all the way up. i limit the flow just so the top 1/2" bubbles.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

how many inches of media are u putting in??

question for all- should the media tumble @ all in the reactor??

 

[fritz]

I like my media to "shimmy" a little bit but nothing that I would call a "tumble." Mine looks the way that I imagine it would during an earthquake, if that helps.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

I like my media to "shimmy" a little bit but nothing that I would call a "tumble." Mine looks the way that I imagine it would during an earthquake, if that helps.

that didn't help much. we need to know what category earthquake you are talking about. something like a 4 or a 7?? :biglaugh:

i guess i'll up the flow on my reactor so the phosban "shimmys" a bit

 

[fritz]

Hmm good point. None of it goes airborne if that helps. It lays completely flat but the top portion vibrates in place.

 

[Deanos]

does anyone else have this problem that the phosban doesnt stay down inside the tlf reactor after about 2 weeks? the whole thing just rises with the sponge all the way up. i limit the flow just so the top 1/2" bubbles.

Your lower sponge is probably full of detritus. :dead1:

 

[Pedro]

Deanos might be right, if the bottom sponge is filthy what happens is that the air that geats sucked in can't escape and builds up. With time it will eventually become forceful enough to push it up.

I keep my media so that the top 1/4" just tumbles. Make sure the particles do not flow upwards.

 

[Deanos]

I have even lower flow in my phosban chamber. It reminds me of lava bubbling up in spots.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

I have even lower flow in my phosban chamber. It reminds me of lava bubbling up in spots.

see i had mine like that and thought it was too much flow so i dialed it down. i guess i'll bring it up a notch

 

[guychoo]

mine just vibrates a bit on top, no particles are free flowing and in some areas i get the lava flow going up. that last for a couple of weeks. last time i put 150gr of phosban to try to get the phos and hair algae under control.
that makes sense with the detritus and the sponge. need to put a new one in.
thanks.

 

[meschaefer]

Check this out, I don't know if that is the correct amount of movement, but it's on the internet so it must be right.

 

[fritz]

Eeek that's a whole lot of rubbing and grinding IMO.
You don't need a new sponge you just need to wash the one you have out.

 

[Deanos]

Mine definitely does not move that much

 

[meschaefer]

No...no...no.....I found that information on the internet. If there is one thing I have learned in this hobby, is that information found on the internet is as good as gold.

 

[guychoo]

No...no...no.....I found that information on the internet. If there is one thing I have learned in this hobby, is that information found on the internet is as good as gold.

:biglaugh: :biglaugh: