Carbon

  • Thread starter Thread starter joshbbert
  • Start date Start date
  • Tagged users Tagged users None
You'll need enough of the carbon to keep the GFO from clumping, so I would do a ratio of about 2-3 part GAC (carbon) to 1 part of GFO(Rowa phos), and run it in reverse, or slow enough that there is no tumble at all, otherwise the GFO will grind the GAC into dust, and that has been shown to be a cause of HLLE.

What do think about this configuration with the Vertex Rx-U 1.5L. Starting at the bottom: 1)Plate (no sponge) Carbon then 2)(Sponge) Rowa Phos then 3) (Sponge)then top plate. If this would work, then what flow rate etc. would you prefer???
 
I would place a sponge on the plate then the GAC/sponge/GFO/sponge, and use enough flow to keep the GFO fluidized.
 

WHAT PART OF LIVING WITH A REEF TOOK YOU BY SURPRISE?

  • How much space the supplies and equipment take up

    Votes: 7 50.0%
  • Salt creep, spills, and cleanup outside the tank

    Votes: 2 14.3%
  • Planning trips or finding someone to care for the reef

    Votes: 5 35.7%
  • How attached I’d get to individual animals

    Votes: 2 14.3%
  • Making decisions when there’s no clear right answer

    Votes: 3 21.4%
  • How much the reef affects everyday household life

    Votes: 5 35.7%
  • Nothing in particular, I felt well prepared

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 1 7.1%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new