Pro vs Con of a phrosphate reacter....which one do you recommend

[lil.guppy]

I have a small amount of phrosphate coming up on my tests and I have been using that media from Kent. It has not worked and then I read that it needs to be put in a phos reacter or a container filter.
Sooo what kind would you recommend for a 46g and what are the pro and cons of having one. Do I really need one?
I was thinking of the ViaAqua Poly-Reactor?? Seemed to get good reviews

 

[bmkj02]

Check out Bulk Reef Supply on their GFO reactors plus their media. Good stuff. Via Aqua looks pretty good and I almost went with that one but at the end got the BRS brand. Cost a little more but IMO worth it.

 

[joncat24]

Second tha

^^ I run the BRS dual unit, with carbon and phosban. Great unit, easy to fill and clean, works like a champ.

 

[stanlalee]

I have the viaAqua, no problems with it at all and the price is right considering it comes with pump and adjustable flow valve. On a larger tank or if you want buku amounts of media its smaller than all the others but it holds plenty of media for a 46g. I have GFO and carbon in mine and its easy enough to set flow tumbling the GFO and not the carbon (plate, sponge, GFO media, open space above GFO, plate, carbon, second sponge tightly on carbon). I'm considering another to run the media's seperately. at $35 each I have nothing to lose.

 

[lil.guppy]

So how exactly do I put the phosban in there? Does it go in one of those white media bags? how much goes in at once?

 

[king_neptune]

i got a bulk reef dual unit. came highly recommended. cheap too. payed $60 for it.
the media is simply poured inside the chamber, then the canister is scrwed back on. very similar to changing an RO filter.
watch the video on their site. very informative if you would still like to learn more.