Is running a phosban reactor worth it?

[Oceanslayer18]

Im wondering if i should invest the 100 a peice to buy a carbon reactor and a rowa reactor...? But i wanna know if its really that big of difference? help me out before i make the big donation to the fish store ha

 

[btkrausen]

You can do it for less than 100 easily. What brand of reactor are you looking at?

And yes, its worth it IMO. I can turn on my GFO reactor, and my phophates drop to next to nothing. You can get bulk GFO at BulkReefSupply, instead of buying the small tubs of Phosban for $10.

 

[Oceanslayer18]

well im glad to her this. My local store wanted 60 for the reactor and the the media and a small maxi jet to run water through it. That was there setups i dont know much about these reactors lol

 

[btkrausen]

You can get a BRS reactor for $34, or the TLF for $39 probably. They don't include a pump, but you could run a $10 Maxijet to feed it, or T off from your return pump.

I currently use 2 x Single BRS reactors, one for carbon, one for GFO. Both are fed from the return pump, and both the carbon and GFO came from BRS in bulk.

 

[Surf&turf]

I just bought a 2 little fishes reactor for $47

 

[Oceanslayer18]

**** lol im gunna look elsewhere then, i knew it seemed expensive lol do yours run 24/7?

 

[btkrausen]

There are a ton of reactors out there. Check the prices against the site sponsers first. Need to support those guys :)

If they are too big for your needs, Premium has the TLF one for 39.89. TLF-PHOSREC Premium Aquatics - TLF-PHOSREC Aquarium Supplies

 

[Oceanslayer18]

thank you my friend.!!

 

[btkrausen]

I run mine 24/7, and switch out the GFO about every 2 months, or if my Phosphates start to go up.