TLF Phosban Reactor Vs. NextReef MR1

I know as far as quality, hands down everybody says the MR1 is better but is it really worth all the extra money? Does it have any other advantages? I have no problem forking out the extra money if it is truly significantly better. If this makes a difference it will be going on a 20 gallon and will be eventually moved to a 55. I plan to run gfo and a little bit of carbon in it side by side. P.S. a guy locally is selling a TLF for 30$ with everything in the picture


pump is a 20gph Rio

 

I ran a tlf for a few years , upgraded to reef octopus reactors. Much nicer , doesn't leak , no foam to clog , hold more media.

 

ohh so you had some leaking issues with the tlf?

 

Nothing some zip ties and some Teflon couldn't fix but yeah they do tend to leak IME
But $30 with a pump isn't a bad deal

 

It definitely is a good deal indeed, I just don't know if I want to deal with teflon and zip ties haha...For all I know he's selling it because of leaking issues..

 

I've ran 2 TLF reactors for a quite a while; never had any problems whatsoever.

 

And your from AZ ......I just moved down here for school, we should trade frags sometime

idk if I should just try it for 30$ or just get the MR1 :/

 

Iv read a lot about the TLF leaking too, but most of those were back in 2010. I'm assuming TLF changed something or upgraded the O ring to resolve this problem.

 

For the record, the TLF will always leak if you put the ball valve on the wrong side (only on the inlet; never on the outlet). You can't back pressure them; they're not sealed for that.

 

+1 Great tip!