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Dan's 150 Rebuild
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Okay, biopellet users. How long does it take for the reactor to break in? I've heard the reason my tank is cloudy is bc of the reactor. Is that true? I have a total of 1 cup of pellets in there right now. I think I'm supposed to have a total of 3-3.5 cups for my system
Anyone?
Okay so I know this picture is no where near "to scale" but how's it look for redoing the plumbing?
the reason I have the manifold off to the right is because there's a crossbeam under the tank in the center for support. Let me know what u guys think!!
Okay so I know this picture is no where near "to scale" but how's it look for redoing the plumbing?
Two things I notice.
You need valves on the two return lines. You will need those to dial them back to be able to get flow through the other ports.
Second, and it's kind of in conjunction with the first. Without valves you will still have higher flow going through one side the the other. My guess is the right side.
You need valves on the two return lines. You will need those to dial them back to be able to get flow through the other ports.
Second, and it's kind of in conjunction with the first. Without valves you will still have higher flow going through one side the the other. My guess is the right side.
Well where could I put valves on the returns? Add the end of each manifold?
You also want the exit port of the biopellet reactor at the pick-up of your skimmer.
Yep. Without them that will be the waters least resistance. You will get next to no flow out of the other valves.
Oh really? See that I did not know, how come?
Well that's how it is now. But I figured the reason behind that was bc i had the manifold on the right side and water didn't have to go thru the manifold on the left side.
If I put GFO on one side of the manifold and BP on the other would that make a difference?
The way biopellets work is that it is bacterial food. The bacteria grow and sluff off the pellets after "consuming" nitrates and phosphates. The skimmer immediately removes them from the water column. If you don't have the exit of the reactor right next to your skimmer, all this bacteria ends up in your water column....most likely making for cloudy water.
Oh wow. Thank you for explaining that to me I had no idea man :/
I'm not sure I understand. Either way each "feed" off the manifold should have some type of flow control. As long as it does you have control how much water moves through it. One return could be 6" away and another 4ft as kind as you have a valve you can turn down the one that 6" away allowing more water to flow to the other. Valves are your friend, just remember each ones adds to the headloss.
Wait, r u talking about where the manifold meets the lines for GFO and bio pellets? Each TEE off the manifold will have a ball valve
So far I'll only have the GFO reactor and the bio pellet reactor. Not sure if I'll add anything else in the future so that's why I put in 2 extra ports
Gotcha. Yeah that's how mine would be except my return would be coming up to the middle of the manifold
So would my sketch work or do I still need to make mods?
Dan's New 150RR
Even while consuming food. As long as the return of the bio pellet reactor is in the same chamber as the skimmer it will be sucked up and processed. I stopped jamming my bio pellet output into my skimmer intake. Other than water changes what might work great for you is a particulate clarifier. Kent marine pro clear used twice a week at lights out works great for clearing a tank. I use just a combination of carbon/purigen/phosban/gfo to keep my water pristine. I have no ill effects running more than 1 media in addition to my bio pellets.
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Even while consuming food. As long as the return of the bio pellet reactor is in the same chamber as the skimmer it will be sucked up and processed. I stopped jamming my bio pellet output into my skimmer intake. Other than water changes what might work great for you is a particulate clarifier. Kent marine pro clear used twice a week at lights out works great for clearing a tank. I use just a combination of carbon/purigen/phosban/gfo to keep my water pristine. I have no ill effects running more than 1 media in addition to my bio pellets.
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Well I'm running carbon right now. My GFO is turned off at the moment bc someone said to turn it off while my BP reactor was breaking in. Should I turn it back on?