🔍 Maximize Filtration with Accel Aquatics BioPellet and Filter Media Reactor - FR-16 Review

I used the smallest accessory pump I had (237 GPH) and just adjusted its flow until the pellets fell off. I couldn't get my previous reactor to flip the pellets like that.

Small, quick to install, use the same pump and outperform the Marina Source 3.0. I think the quality is ok and the best price. But the main benefit is using less water flow from the pump. Marina's Spring requires an overly large pump for produce.

In hindsight you might have been looking for something with a slightly smaller footprint but overall it seems to work pretty well and work as expected. Note: Best kept in a closet as bullets can get quite noisy in a quiet room.

I've had other nitrate reactors that needed some tweaking and always got clumpy pellets. This design creates excellent flow and tumble for the wearer. You need a control valve which I bought on Amazon otherwise my pumps are too powerful and make a lot of pellet noise. Once I slowed down the flow with the control valve, it works fine.

As mentioned, this thing completely flips my pellets at about 1/4 the flow required for my BRS Biopellet Reactor. From my collector I would not stumble with the coupling with the ball valve fully open. With the same configuration, this one staggers with the valve barely open. Everything else is good, but the build quality is no better or worse than the competition. The minimum required flow is the star of this reactor.