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Rice Reef 05-11-2012 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat (Post 715648)
Whats a good pump to go with on the TLF 150? I can't get new reactor yet. But my present powerhead leaves something to be desired and the pellets clump and go stagnant.

I have just jumped onto the biopellets bandwagon and I am currently using MJ1200 however, I am tumbling only 200ml of pellets... Only 35-40% as I am starting slow... I do have a mag 5 pump standing by as I plan to tumble 400-500ml eventually.

banditpowdercoat 05-11-2012 05:58 AM

Yes, MJ1200 is what im using now and not enough flow i'm finding. OK if you manually shake the reactor every couple days but I work away fro 3 weeks at a time and sitters don't do that good a job on keeping reactor free

Rice Reef 05-11-2012 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat (Post 715679)
Yes, MJ1200 is what im using now and not enough flow i'm finding. OK if you manually shake the reactor every couple days but I work away fro 3 weeks at a time and sitters don't do that good a job on keeping reactor free

It has been tumbling great for two weeks and I have not given it a shake. I did soak the pellets for 24 hrs before adding it to the reactor though... I was told that helps it from clumping up...

aquatechy 05-12-2012 12:19 AM

Thanks for all your input guys -

Here's an update with what's happening on my end. Turns out the reactor that was my first choice, the nextreef SMR1, will not fit inside my sump. The next option is to go for a Vertex, but i want to explore some other options first. Some one posted earlier about a reef dynamics reactor, anyone know where I can get my hands on one of those locally or from a canadian site? (not planning on ordering directly from reef dynamics). And what about Reef Octopus? It seems some people have issues with them, but I don't mind having a look. But again, I don't know where I could find one...

bignose 05-12-2012 06:01 AM

I have a deltec reactor and it works well.

freezetyle 05-12-2012 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by aquatechy (Post 716002)
Thanks for all your input guys -

Here's an update with what's happening on my end. Turns out the reactor that was my first choice, the nextreef SMR1, will not fit inside my sump. The next option is to go for a Vertex, but i want to explore some other options first. Some one posted earlier about a reef dynamics reactor, anyone know where I can get my hands on one of those locally or from a canadian site? (not planning on ordering directly from reef dynamics). And what about Reef Octopus? It seems some people have issues with them, but I don't mind having a look. But again, I don't know where I could find one...

if you can find a cheap calcium reactor, its basically the same thing. Ive seen a few videos on youtube where someone has taken one of the small bubble magus reactors and added mesh to the bottom plate and run it as a reactor.

aquatechy 06-01-2012 08:28 PM

Help?
 
Hey guys, im having a bit of an issue with my bio pellets, here's a link to the post... no pressure, but any help would be great

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=86852


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