Reactor clogged?

Yes this is true. It may be able to handle slightly higher flow than GFO, as long as it doesn't tumble though. However it works by surface adsorption, as does GFO, so keeping the flow reasonable will allow more contact time for adsorption to occur.

Going back to the clogging though how are your sponges? Are they still soft? What I found was that, perhaps due to the pore size or something, the sponges got clogged with particulate and this then became encrusted with calcium carbonate. Basically the were a solid mass and water could not flow through properly. Generally GFO, even if it solidifies will let water flow through channels or around it. This is why I though it had to do with the sponges. If it's the sponges, a 100 micron filter will act the same way. They tend to get saturated with particulate quickly and then clog. So, I may be missing something on that one...


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They seem like they were the same softness as when I got them. I opted to just run the GFO in the reactor. I realize that it isn't the greatest idea to run the GFO and GAC in the same one. Too complicated to figure out using this expensive media lol. I am going to run the carbon in a filter bag as soon as BRS throws another one of those $5 coupons my way! The sponges were totally clogged with carbon though. I can see why the GFO solidified. I figured with the 100 micron filter, the carbon wouldn't even be able to even fit in there and clog it.