Reactor connection

[Kilo]

Planning to run two reactors on my setup. One for nitrate and the other for phosphate. Can connect the two reactors in series?

It goes like this: pump -->reactor 1 inlet --> reactor 1 outlet --> reactor 2 inlet --reactor 2 outlet --> back to sump

Reactor 1 for phosphate and reactor 2 for nitrate.

Pls advice

 

[domination2580]

Id run the first reactor for nitrate due to certain gfos don't require a lot of flow conpared to say like bio balls

 

[redfishbluefish]

If you're running GFO, I'd run that in the first reactor so that you can get the tumble just right. To the best of my knowledge, all other media can run at a lower flow rate and specifically doesn't need to be tumbled. The dual reactor from BRS has the GFO first.

 

[domination2580]

If you're running GFO, I'd run that in the first reactor so that you can get the tumble just right. To the best of my knowledge, all other media can run at a lower flow rate and specifically doesn't need to be tumbled. The dual reactor from BRS has the GFO first.

That is a good point. But at the same time you could add a ball valve between each and control both flows. I use phosban so if i put it to high and tumbles a lot then it gets crushed. Yeah you could set the flow in the first chamber but it might not be enough to get a good reason it of the second chamber i would think

 

[hybridazn]

if you are planning on running it in a similar fashion as the dual brs media reactor then I would go with gfo first and then carbon in the second. If you have the ability to run them separately that is what i would recommend, less likeliness of clogging and it will allow you to run the proper flow for both types of media.