AQUATOP Media Reactor with Pump

My phosphates went through the roof and I lost a lot of my corals. Added this and it was easy to set up and started running gfo through it instead of a filter sock. Levels dropped within a week. Going to add another to run with carbon.

Very flawed design. Needs some kind of quick disconnect. The hose connections are some kind of screw on plastic clamp thing that is a pain when you have to swap out media. Second, tube is sort of narrow and the inflow is in the middle leaving Gmail very tight space to add filter media. I have up on this several weeks in.

I bought this product, and the pump was very loud at first. I contacted customer service, and they sent me a new pump, which solved the problem. I’m also satisfied with the product—I’ve been using it for two weeks, and it hasn’t leaked even a single drop of water.

The reactor comes with everything you need including all hoses and mounting components for wither free standing or hanging on the tank itself. I read the reviews prior to buying and many said the pump was too small. It is rated at 152 GPH. It is advertised as being able to accommodate up to a 200 gallon tank. The actual flow through the reactor was pretty slow and was not doing a good job passing the water through my carbon that I put in the reactor.. After additional research, I found that most experts recommend turning over your tank volume at least 4 time per hour. For my 125 I needed a pump that had at least a 500 GPH flow rate. I purchased a new pump with a flow rate of 580 GPH and hooked it up to the reactor hose. Now I am getting great flow through the reactor and it is doing a much better job. The new pump was only $18 which I bought here on Amazon. I hope this helps anyone looking to buy this reactor. The price was great but the pump is definitely undersized for a larger tank.

This unit works fine inside my refrugium but does leak at the top seal. I would not recommend this as a hang on unit.