Reef Discussion

[Susan Bates]

Dame Just received my new reactor from fish street and it will not fit in my sump no matter what i try

 

[Adam_w]

If it is the one without the pump can't you plumb it externally? With a few hoses maybe you can fit it somewhere else in your cabinet?

 

[Sam Parker]

Whoops! pics? We may be able to help?

 

[macca_75]

Sorry it doesn't help

Once a more serious side, pics???

 

[Susan Bates]

If it is the one without the pump can't you plumb it externally? With a few hoses maybe you can fit it somewhere else in your cabinet?

No it has a pump on it

 

[Adam_w]

Is it this one? Might help someone else come up with some ideas

There might still be a way to hook up a hose to the inlet of the pump and plumb it back to the tank

Like Sam said pictures might help

 

[Susan Bates]

Whoops! pics? We may be able to help?

I got it in the sump behind the skimmer, but there is a hose the has to go on the side where the white thing is but will not fit

 

[Susan Bates]

This is what i had to remove to get it in there, the sump is packed tight

 

[Sam Parker]

is this reactor?
http://www.fish-street.com/mini_filter_150_biopellets_reactor

 

[Sam Parker]

where were you hoping to fit it in the sump?

 

[Susan Bates]

is this reactor?
http://www.fish-street.com/mini_filter_150_biopellets_reactor

yes it is

 

[Susan Bates]

where were you hoping to fit it in the sump?

behind the skimmer is the only place to almost go

 

[Sam Parker]

Any chance you could show a picture of the rest of your sump?

Was the reactor larger than the dimensions quoted on the fish street size or was it one of those cases (that I do all the time) where you take a look and go "yeah that'll fit!" :D

 

[Susan Bates]

Any chance you could show a picture of the rest of your sump?

Was the reactor larger than the dimensions quoted on the fish street size or was it one of those cases (that I do all the time) where you take a look and go "yeah that'll fit!" :D

LOL, it is the size they stated, but it has a tube down the side of it which adds centimetres that i do not have, i will take a photo of the sump for you ....thanks

 

[Susan Bates]

LOL, it is the size they stated, but it has a tube down the side of it which adds centimetres that i do not have, i will take a photo of the sump for you ....thanks

IF you look at the picture of the 150, it has a red tube down the side, this is not counted in their measurements, they say 15cm bit add 5 more for the tube

 

[Sam Parker]

yeah fair enough too

 

[Susan Bates]

yeah fair enough too

This is probably a stupid question, but if the reactor said 100 or in this case 150, is that the amount of ml's of pellets you ca put in it?

 

[Sam Parker]

Says on the webpage that the 150 will take up to 2.5 liters of media.

What is in the chamber on the right of your sump that is in the dark?

 

[Susan Bates]

Says on the webpage that the 150 will take up to 2.5 liters of media.

What is in the chamber on the right of your sump that is in the dark?

return pump and media, it is not wide enough for it, it is smaller then middle section

 

[Sam Parker]

ok so from what I can see, that red pipe is just the outlet? Can you modify it to go over the bubble traps in your sump into the return pump chamber?