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03-09-2010, 03:24 PM
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OKAY OKAY! If this could be anymore directed it would have hit me right in the forehead!  We had not tested the Vertex reactors when you bought your Nextreef model; however, this would have been the one recommended if we knew what what we know now. Both reactors are good but the Vertex one is a better design when running a litre or more of the pellets. I have an idea! Because O.C. is all about service, I will send you a shiny new "red" reactor and once you get it wrap up your Nextreef and send it back. I have a use for the used Nextreef, just pay the difference! Hmmm, how is that? LOL  
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03-09-2010, 03:44 PM
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03-09-2010, 11:26 PM
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Me likey. PM inbound your way there..
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03-10-2010, 04:50 AM
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so got my pellets tonight, tumbling away for now...
Since I managed to sell a component of my project. I made a picture of it, and hopes someone will turn my dream into reality. This was my idea for a bio pellet tumbler.  Made out of a CPR refuge.
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03-12-2010, 02:25 AM
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I think this would work really well except for not with a stream powerhead like that since what will happen is the pellets will just get sucked up to the intake slots. So what I'd do is basically a miniature closed loop. Use a powerhead or small pump (like a Seltz or similar), and use tubing or piping so that the intake is near the surface where the pellets wont be and then exhaust that water at the bottom where you have the powerhead in the drawing now. Or better yet, just have the pump in the sump or whatever, and that is both your feed pump AND pellet tumbler.
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03-12-2010, 03:04 AM
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I was thinking about that too. Probably a slam dunk since they tend to come with a pump. So long as it's strong enough to tumble them in the reactor..
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03-12-2010, 03:30 AM
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Today I went to see Danny @ Wai's to buy another Deltec 509 Fluidizer. Currently I am running 1.5L of BioPellets in that type of reactor with a MJ1200. I don't use any foam, and therefore they tumble nicely with no clogging. So now am running the second Deltec the same way with another 1L of Pellets. I know the Deltec's are more, but I can tell you that they run much better than the cheapies, and I don't have the clogging issues as most of you do, as I don't need to run any foam inside them. No more Zeolites. I have some new in the bag if anybody needs some. All I can say is that I love these NP BioPellets.
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 Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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03-12-2010, 02:37 PM
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What can you do about the pellets rising to the top of the reactor. Currently have about 1/5 of my pellets clumped together at the top. Rest are on the bottom tumbling.
MJ 1200 TLF reactor 250ml pellets no foam michaels plastic mesh (stuff mentioned earlier in thread) Thanks, TW
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