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๐Ÿ”ต AQUATOP MR-20 Multimedia Reactor: Advanced Filtration System with Built-in Pump Review

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Revainrating 3.5 out of 5ย ย 
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Description of ๐Ÿ”ต AQUATOP MR-20 Multimedia Reactor: Advanced Filtration System with Built-in Pump

Includes Aquatop's SWP-230 adjustable flow water pump and sediment discharge filter. Ready to use with a pump and all the necessary plumbing. Up-flow filtration maximizes filter media efficiency. Easy to remove lid with recessed o-ring. Intake and output tubing included.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Requires some calculations but costs $

. Good. So given the price and functionality of this product, this could be a five star rating. I only took one star because they don't tell you how to set up the sponges in the chamber. The configuration that works for me is with the lower jaw flipped up or under the plastic stop in the media chamber. Otherwise, the GFO (or other media) will get stuck between the jaws and not "roll". After understanding that and the fact that you have to cut the hose and use it as a feeder coupler, the deviceโ€ฆ

Pros
  • . Ready to use with pump and all necessary lines
Cons
  • . Expensive

Revainrating 3 out of 5

**updated Works well but be careful when handling

Bought this for my seawater tank as I need a reactor on a budget. The reactor seems to break easily so I'll be careful when assembling it. I'm running GFO in it and my pump flow is too high so I spilled some GFO in my swamp/refuge. Flow adjusted and everything is fine now. Do you feel like it's cheaply made? Yes. (You get what you pay for) Is the pump powerful enough? Yes. Hence the GFO spill. Is working? So far with GFO yes. After just 10 hours of work, my phosphate levels droppedโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Includes Aquatop SWP-230 adjustable water pump and sediment droplet filter
Cons
  • Definitely bad product

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good for the price. You get what you pay for.

This reactor works fine. Mechanical sponges are terrible and need cleaning every few weeks. The capacity sucks as the device is a lot smaller than you think. I manage to squeeze in about 1 liter of pond matrix and now that I've changed the fill to 1.5 matrix units. What many say about the pump is true. It is not suitable for fluid bed filtration. I'm opening this thing wide right now, filled with a factory foam matrix placed 4 inches above the substrate to reduce foam clogging, and I'm probably

Pros
  • Upflow filtration maximizes media efficiency
Cons
  • I will add later