Carbon and GFO rules?

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  1. banthonyb71

    banthonyb71 Millepora

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    does anyone tumble GFO with Carbon together? I seen an older post where Powerman said they shouldnt be put together but the instructions say you can. I did notice with the largeer particle carbon im using it is dificult to get it to tumble but I did manage. If the need to be sperated in the reactor how do you go about this?
     
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  3. Powerman

    Powerman Giant Squid

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    No, you can't tumble carbon. You only tumble GFO cause it can clump. You can't tumble carbon because it is too soft and will disintigrate. It need to be held in place. Carbon and GFO exhaust at different rates so you do not want them together.
     
  4. khowst

    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    Check the videos over on BRS. Thier self help videos actually do a fairly good job of explaining. Like go to thier carbon & GFO filter pages and in the pictures there is a video link.
     
  5. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    i believe its also brs that tells you how to run the carbon and gfo in the same reactor
     
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    khowst Bangghai Cardinal

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    Yeah, its got like a spacer or something if you only want to run one reactor, but they recommend thier dual reactor or 2 singles preferably.
     
  7. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    yes the carbon has to be packed down so it doesnt tumble. for reasons powerman stated above