I pulled my nitrate reactor offline this weekend. I think something got caught in either the supply or effluent line of the reactor. I noticed my drip rate was wicked low, maybe 1 drop every 3 or 4 seconds. I opened up the kink valve and gave everything a good shake but the drip rate only increased to maybe 1 drop every second or two. The rotten egg smell was very strong and i noticed that the sulfur had a gray / blackish hue to it in some areas. I didnt want the possibility of nuking the tank so i just emptied out the reactor and cleaned it. The smell was atrocious and stunk up my whole house lol.
I would have just turned the effluent into a 5 gal bucket and turned the feeder pump wide open but better safe than sorry
The drip rate fluctuates on its own I've noticed. You gotta check it daily if you can and right befoe and right after a trip for sure.