Where should my reactor water empty into?

fishkeeprian · 01/10/2018, 01:24 PM

Hello,

I will need to run a separate pump which will be housed in my sump to feed my reactors and there is no room in my stand to house a manifold.

My three questions are if you can help:

Which compartment should I house the pump? I've had a play around and the best configurationand would be to house the pump in refugium and reactors (phosban 150) hanging on the side of the tank in the skimmer/ filter sock section and then running hose from pump to reactor. Would this be OK? Or would it be better in another compartment?

After the reactor has processed the water I. E two reactors one with carbon and the other with rowaphos which compartment should I run the water into?

Do you run the processed water into the same comparent?

Does any of that matter?

Thanks

homer1475 · 01/10/2018, 02:03 PM

I don't think it really matters TBH.

For my own sanity, I pull from the skimmer section(first section of my sump), and empty into the return section(last section). In my own mind, even though I was told different, I'm not refilling the reactor with the same water that already went through it by filling and emptying into the same compartment.

gargoylenest · 01/10/2018, 02:21 PM

got a similar setup to yours, and I put my pump in skimmer section, and empty in drain section(from the DT)

BigDave · 01/10/2018, 03:29 PM

Maybe I'm weird, but I pull water from the same section as the return pump and then have the reactor dump back into the beginning of the sump. I figure having the water flow through the sump a second time will make sure it's nice and clean when the return pump picks it up and sends it to the display tank.

tkeracer619 · 01/10/2018, 06:27 PM

It doesn't matter so put them wherever it is easiest to service them. There tend to be more critters in refugiums so typically I avoid those areas.

mcgyvr · 01/11/2018, 07:47 AM

Does not matter... Do whats easiest for maintenance access,etc...

VoltzNSalt · 01/11/2018, 09:06 AM

Agreed that it doesn't really matter. Prior to installing my manifold, I had my reactor pumps in the return section because that is where they would fit (I have 2 separate reactors for carbon and GFO) and had the outflow going into the baffle/filter sponge in between the fuge and return sections.

JP Reef · 01/11/2018, 09:10 AM

I pull my water from the return pump section and put the outlets into my filter socks. This allows me to catch any carbon or gfo that may get loose from the reactor.

01/10/2018, 01:24 PM	#1
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	Where should my reactor water empty into? Hello, I will need to run a separate pump which will be housed in my sump to feed my reactors and there is no room in my stand to house a manifold. My three questions are if you can help: Which compartment should I house the pump? I've had a play around and the best configurationand would be to house the pump in refugium and reactors (phosban 150) hanging on the side of the tank in the skimmer/ filter sock section and then running hose from pump to reactor. Would this be OK? Or would it be better in another compartment? After the reactor has processed the water I. E two reactors one with carbon and the other with rowaphos which compartment should I run the water into? Do you run the processed water into the same comparent? Does any of that matter? Thanks

01/10/2018, 02:03 PM	#2
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	I don't think it really matters TBH. For my own sanity, I pull from the skimmer section(first section of my sump), and empty into the return section(last section). In my own mind, even though I was told different, I'm not refilling the reactor with the same water that already went through it by filling and emptying into the same compartment. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

01/10/2018, 06:27 PM	#5
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	It doesn't matter so put them wherever it is easiest to service them. There tend to be more critters in refugiums so typically I avoid those areas. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

01/11/2018, 07:47 AM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Does not matter... Do whats easiest for maintenance access,etc... __________________ Who me?

01/10/2018, 02:21 PM	#3
gargoylenest Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: montreal,canada Posts: 135	got a similar setup to yours, and I put my pump in skimmer section, and empty in drain section(from the DT)

01/10/2018, 03:29 PM	#4
BigDave Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 473	Maybe I'm weird, but I pull water from the same section as the return pump and then have the reactor dump back into the beginning of the sump. I figure having the water flow through the sump a second time will make sure it's nice and clean when the return pump picks it up and sends it to the display tank.

01/11/2018, 09:06 AM	#7
VoltzNSalt In Memoriam Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Higher than the Mile High City Posts: 137	Agreed that it doesn't really matter. Prior to installing my manifold, I had my reactor pumps in the return section because that is where they would fit (I have 2 separate reactors for carbon and GFO) and had the outflow going into the baffle/filter sponge in between the fuge and return sections.

01/11/2018, 09:10 AM	#8
JP Reef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Greensburg, PA Posts: 207	I pull my water from the return pump section and put the outlets into my filter socks. This allows me to catch any carbon or gfo that may get loose from the reactor.