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Old 06-07-2007, 08:44 AM
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First let me thank you in advance for your time for looking at this question, I am 3 months into a 60G sw reef tank, it is a pure cube - 24x24x24. I have 20lb of LS,80lb of LR,a sump with Refuge with Miracle mud, Mag 9, Euroreef RS80 Skimmer, 250 w HQI, T5 blue, moon light, 200w Heater and I am trying to add a Phosban 150.

I understand how to install the Reactor, just not sure how to add media. I plan to use the Phosban media first...opened the bottle and see the micro bag. Do I put the media in the bag or just add it to the canister between the two disks? Do I compress the top black filer down on top of the one at the bottom or just let the media float between them? And how much do I add for a tank my size. The Sump is around 20G I guess.

I hope this question makes sense...the info provided with the hardware is a little short on details.

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My understanding of the reactors is that you take the media out of the filter bag. Place the media between the two foam disks. DON'T press the media between the two foam filter disks. The media will sink to the bottom of the reactor. You adjust the water flow through the reactor so that the top 1/2" of media perculates in the reactor. You can go to Drs Foster and Smith -- they have a copy of the instructions. On the Phosban media container it says how many grams of material will treat a given volume for either 3 or 6 mos.
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yep that is how it goes.
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