can a canister filter be a phos reactor?

[wereef]

Hi All!


Was looking up some more items for the wish list and had a thought.

I have a Magnum 350 canister filter laying around that was used on my freshwater setup a few years back. Its just collecting dust now and I started thinking about using it with my marine setup to run carbon every once in a while. The question i have is, can I use the thing as a phosphate reactor? The filter comes with a canister you fill with whatever media ya want to use as a filter media so what if I pour phosban into the thing?
Isn't this exactly what the reactors are doing??

Here's a photo ofthe filter if your not familiar with it. The pic shows the polishing filter in place but there is a seperate container used for other media that goes in its place.

 

[LA-Lawman]

I don't think it is wise... you really need to slow the flow down to avoid channeling in the media.. i don't know how well that setup would work..

the media basket would require you to use the sleeve. that means the sleeve would need to be cleaned to keep up with the consistant flow.

I have a HOT magnum and a 350 deluxe sittin' around too. I thought about it also...

 

[Anonymous]

I see no reason why that wouldn't work.

Give it a try and let us know how it worked for you.

Louey

 

[wereef]

I see the point about the flow but I can crank that down on the output side of the canister to slow it down.
As for the media container, if I am looking at it right, the media used in a typical phos reactor is setting on a sponge and the sponge keeps the media from exiting the chamber. the inner sleeve of the canister on the magnup has very small holes in it to let water pass so it seems to me that wold keep the particles from being sent into the impeller...IMO
May try it and see....

 

[LA-Lawman]

you will want to crank it down on the inlet... to much pressure will float the media and you will get bypass.. then your filter capactiy will blow... literally... 8O

 

[LA-Lawman]

that is one reason why media reacotrs use a valve after the pump... back pressure doesn't hurt the pump but it affects the media... too much flow will crush the media into a fine grain and it will escape the chamber...

 

[wereef]

OOPS!

I new what I should have said but typed the opposite....Turn down input...not output...got it

 

[pwj1286]

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[cjsrch]

i turned one of those in to a fluidized bed filter ( sand suspended in upflow of water) after a few modifications it will work ( just use the chamber. dont use the pump part of it. its way to fast


no dont use the cartrage thing. its ment for carbon and anythng smaller will work its way into the impeller and tahts never good

 

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why pouring phosban into the area where the carbon is supposed to be won't work.

I just looked at my can of Phosban and the particle size is way larger than than the particle size of the carbon I run in the thing.


So, I don't see why it wouldn;t work, in fact I was going to do it myself on of these days....

 

[NMreefer]

That what I use all the time. I bought a cheapo hang on filter from Wally World. Works like a champ. I run carbon and phosguard through mine. Just do it!!!!

 

[LA-Lawman]

i believe the problem with too much flow is that the particle collide and crush each other...

i can't seem to find the article by j. sprung... most of the phosphate sponges are designed for a no bypass type filtration.... too much flow and the water isn't pulled thru the media it just goes around. the filtation becomes less efficient.

i will do more hunting. i know it is someplace in my house.... I HATE MOVING!