What do you guys use for media?

[domination2580]

Like the title says, what do you guys use in your reactors to get rid of phosphate, silicates, and possibly nitrates? What are you oppinions on the product that you use?

 

[Ponraj A]

HI I am using the below,
reactor 1 - with Reef octopus bio pellet media
reactor 2 - with seachem matrix
reactor 3 - with Seachem phosguard and Seachem matrix carbon in same reactor
media bag - with Seachem purigen

I was fully satisfied with all the above and looking forward to hear from the experts.

 

[Sabellafella]

Like the title says, what do you guys use in your reactors to get rid of phosphate, silicates, and possibly nitrates? What are you oppinions on the product that you use?

I guess it depends. On my nano i mix rowa with r0x carbon just for water quality/clarity and my tanks ability to have p04 raise fairly quickly. My red sea tank i just use r0x carbon

 

[Downbeach]

I ran a mixed reef 180 with a DSB keeping only softies, LPS and clams. At that time I only ran a reactor holding ROX GAC, as a safety net for allopathy, water clarity and potential odors. Once I started to add SPS, I had to reduce the NO3 and PO4 to lower levels, so I started carbon dosing, and ultimately went to a BP reactor using BRS pellets for the NO3 and some degree PO4. I fed heavily, so the pellets were not enough to reduce the PO4 to the levels I needed, so I added another reactor, using BRS HC GFO.

 

[cromag27]

Carbon and hc gfo.