need help on phosban reactor

[Olivier]

hi everyone,
I got a phosban reactor, the too little fishy and try to set it up. i accidentally connect the valve at the output of the unit. some of the red stuff got into my sump and my tank. would this stuff kill my fish and coral? I am so frustrate at myself for being neglect and stupid at this point. I took the unit off line and try it at my sink. thing seem to work right at this point however, I still see red stuff come out of the outlet in the sink. i don't want to disturb the media too much but there is still some fine particle raise. how do I adjust to stop these fine particle to raise up? Or should I flush out all fine particles?
Olivier

 

[pgordemer]

You want the valve in the INPUT side of the reactor. That will be the hose that connects in the middle of the top plate.

Generally you will use about a cup of Phosban/GFO. You need to flush the reactor until it runs clear. Easiest way is to take the output end that you would normally put in the tank and put it in a bucket, then let the reactor run. In about 3 gallons or so, the reactor will run clear.

You want a slow rate. Use the valve to set the rate so the top 1/8 inch of the GFO media looks like it is boiling, Thats all there is too it.

The brown that has leaked into your tank is not a problem other than appearance. Put some extra carbon and it will clear out pretty fast.