Opinions on adding a canister filter

[allan]

allan a canister filter will really only work as a phosban reactor if the pump running the canister is around 200gph or less so make sure you dont have one thats pumping to quick. Phosban needs the water passing through at a slow pace, which is why its best to buy a actuall reactor with a very small pump. You do not want the water jetting by at a high rate of speed, you want it in contact with the phosban for as long as possible.

Thanks Ray, didn't realize that. I'm pretty sure it's rated at over the recommended gph. I may just make one myself rather than buy one...

[Bill S]

Allan, I think I have an extra phosban reactor running around you can have. I'll check in the garage in a bit.

As noted, slow flow is best.

With ANY mechanical filtration system, export of nutrients is accomplished by removing the media and cleaning it or replacing it. Leaving media in for more than a few days does nothing other than remove it from the water column, making your tank cleaner, maybe. It decomposes and adds to your bioload. One of these days someone will invent a filter that automatically backflushes to a drain every few hours.