Re: [APD] Reactor 1000 problems

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Can you describe your set-up a little more. Is the reactor
hooked up to a water flow source? If so, this could be
nothing more than outflow from the the water flow source
(pump, canister filter, etc).

Is the reactor outlet hose below the water surface in the
aquarium? If so this could be nothing more than siphoning.

Is there a check valve on the CO2 gas line between the
reactor and the bubble counter? If so, and it's working
correctly, it should prevent backflow.

Scott H.

--- Mark Vanvick <mark_vanvick at choldings.com> wrote:

> My CO2 system has been down for several months and I
> recently tried start it back up.I attempted to refill the
> bubble counter and when I unscrewed the top, water came
> shooting out of the hose that runs between the bubble
> counter and reactor.It has been a constant flow of water,
> so I just let it dump into the sump for now.My setup
> consists of a milwaukee regulator and a reactor 1000.My
> filter is a wet/dry with the return line split and a hose
> running through the reactor back to the tank.I never
> noticed back pressure from this hose before when the
> system was running.Does anyone know why this is happening
> and what to do to correct it?Thanks.
> -Mark
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