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Old 04-05-2013, 05:48 PM
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I use to run a bunch of reactors, but keeping it more simple nowadays. Reactor for the pellets, but running GFO in first bubble trap, and carbon in the last one before return pump. Using the traps for these, allows lots of flow through the material, and from what I read you don't need to reactor them.

I change out GFO monthly, carbon mid and end of month.
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Old 04-05-2013, 05:59 PM
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I don't run gfo and run carbon passively. If I did start to run gfo it would also be passive in the bubble trap. The only reactor I run is a mr1 full of hydroton.
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Now if I ran GFO into my reactor, is there such thing as adding to much?
With the pellets, I was told I don't need to change them out, just top it off because the pellets will dissolve away.
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