I’m looking for the easiest maintenance carbon reactor. Something that’s easier than two little fishies. I’d be nice to just dump out and put in carbon without spilling some of the media on the floor.
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Eyeballin' that model hard right now. Thanks for the review.I just picked up the new aquamaxx sigma 1 reactor for gfo and it's awesome. In sump, top comes off and easy to refill and rinse. It's great for gfo and carbon. Super easy to dial in the flow rate, just a simple twist of the base.
Yeah, it’s pretty easy to use. I still put media (usually carbon) in a mesh bag, so swapping out media is super fast. Loosen the top screw, open it up, pull the bag and replace with a new one, close the lid, tighten it up, power back on. Done. Adjusting the flow is simple, just turn the reactor body left or right.Eyeballin' that model hard right now. Thanks for the review.
Do you still like it?
I’m looking for the easiest maintenance carbon reactor. Something that’s easier than two little fishies. I’d be nice to just dump out and put in carbon without spilling some of the media on the floor.
Yeah, it’s pretty easy to use. I still put media (usually carbon) in a mesh bag, so swapping out media is super fast. Loosen the top screw, open it up, pull the bag and replace with a new one, close the lid, tighten it up, power back on. Done. Adjusting the flow is simple, just turn the reactor body left or right.
When I use it, it’s mostly for carbon and I bag everything for ease of use. I’ve used it with rowaphos, but very small amounts and I’ve used it for cuprisorb (to remove some excess metals that showed up). Yes, I’ve combined carbon and cuprisorb together, but I separate rowaphos and carbon so they don’t rub. I have a lot of bags for easy exchange of media.Great info.. thank you. What GFO are you running and are you bagging the GFO as well? Also, ever run GFO and carbon simultaneously? Thanks!
can you list the parts you purchase from this site? I'm really interested in a setting like yoursYou can build your own with parts from a place like freshwatersystems.com. I initially made reactors with 1/2” lines but found them bulky and not necessary for the flow I needed. I ended up building these using 1/4” RODI tubing. I can still tumble a 1/2 cup of GFO. These use the empty cartridges from BRS.