Need advice on pump for reactor?

[jlcamacena]

Need some advice I’m going to be running two of the two little fishies 150 phosbon reactors one for carbon and one for gfo and I was wondering what pump should I run if I run them together and should I run carbon first or gfo? Thanks


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[dizzyjay]

I run a similar set up with a maxjet 1200; gfo first.

[jlcamacena]

I run a similar set up with a maxjet 1200; gfo first.

What size tank?


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[dizzyjay]

180g display, 30g fuge & another 20ish in the sump. Technically I run a dual canister brs reactor but the canister sizes are similar to the tlf; the reactors are probably smaller than ideal for my total water but the lg fuge balances things out & things are running well.

[jlcamacena]

My tank is 45 gallons with a 14 gallon sump what would you recommend I use to run the two together?


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[dizzyjay]

You’re set with the 2 tlf reactors; have your gfo reactor empty into your carbon. If you don’t plan on running gfo all the time then split them and put a valve to control each flow individually- I run both constantly.

[jlcamacena]

Okay cool and what type of pump would be enough for a tank that size to run the reactors? Would I need a smaller one


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[dizzyjay]

Your flow thru the reactor(s) should match the media- each one had a gph recommendation. For the gfo/carbon combo in my tank, a maxjet1200 does the job