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Old 02-16-2012, 10:00 PM
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I've seen the vetex's at Oceanic Corals and they have a great turnover rate. I use a TLF 500 i've modded to make work, but the Vertex looks like it does a better job right off the start.
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Old 02-17-2012, 02:03 AM
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I use the Vertex UF-20 and works great for me. You just need to be sure that you use mesh in place of the sponge pads. I have mine T'ed off a return pump, and it comes with a ball valve on the input, so easy to adjust the flow to get exactly the right tumble.
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Old 02-17-2012, 02:15 AM
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I just have my biopellets in a canister filter lol, but I wanna get a reactor soon too!
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Old 02-17-2012, 02:19 AM
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NextReef MR1 is my reactor of choice.
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Old 02-17-2012, 03:19 AM
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double barreled action with dual vertex UF-20s. Love them. Throw away mesh and use enkmat though.

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Throw away mesh and use enkmat though.
What is enkmat??
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Old 02-17-2012, 03:57 AM
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What is enkmat??
Sorry, enkamat and it is this: http://www.colbond-geosynthetics.com...A7enkamat.html

Or, go to Michaels craft store, head to the knitting department and get a sheet of knitting mesh and cut it into a circle to replace the reactors foam.

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Old 02-17-2012, 04:02 AM
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Throw away mesh and use enkmat though.
Oops! I just realized I had a brain fart and said throw away MESH. What I meant to say was throw away the FOAM pads that it comes with and replace it with a meshy material. My bad!
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Oops! I just realized I had a brain fart and said throw away MESH. What I meant to say was throw away the FOAM pads that it comes with and replace it with a meshy material. My bad!
To bad you couldn't edit, huh?
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