Media Reactor pump help

[jikm2187]

K, so I have an atomic reef media reactor that I am going to be running bio pellets in. I bought a pump that is 50 gph and I believe this to be the right flow for any type of media, if I am wrong tell me please. But I get this pump in and it is super small. My question are, is this enough flow? And should I be worried about the size?

 

[STL]

What size is the reactor? That seems too slow unless the reactor is small...

I just bought an 8-cup reactor from Avast and it will be needing a 200 gph pump for biopellets.

 

[jikm2187]

It's designed to hold 500 ml of media.

 

[jikm2187]

Bump. If anyone could help that would be awesome.

 

[STL]

Bulk reef's reactor is smaller but they recommend a larger pump:

BRS Bio Pellet Reactor - English

50 gph may work, but seems small to me! You really don't want dead zones in the bio pellets from what I've read.

 

[jikm2187]

Alright. So I'm sending this pump back. Thanks for the input everyone.

 

[Reefing8EZ]

Dang, that thing is tiny! Lol!

 

[jikm2187]

I was a little upset when I got. I came in a box that is a solid 4x3x3 and open it up to have like 8ft of cordage and next to no pump.