HELP WITH PHOSBAN REACTOR

[clearsky57]

Hello:recently (within the past two months) I purchased a couple of your products.. A Phosban 150 Reactor, along with some phospate pellets, to add to my 75 gallon reef tank.My intention was to place it into my sump to help reduce my phosphate and ultimately my nitrates..I powered it with a maxijet 600 powerhead, and all seemed to be doing fine..I suppose the unit has been actually running on my tank now for 4 weeks, and recently, I noticed it was clogging up.the pump was laboring and there was no flow through the unit, along with the fact there was an odor(which i figured to be normal for this sort of thing?) I took it out to try to flush it or clean it out, but I have run into a problem> I cannot seem to open the unit! for whatever reason, it seems to have sealed so tight, that I cannot turn the top to open it...I have tried several things to try to turn and open the canister, with no luck!

any ideas would be greatfully tried.....

 

can you give me some help on this matter, as I would really appreciate it...

 

do the pellets tend to disolve or mold together, or is it because the flow was slowed?thanks for your help......

david

[STEVE]

Clumping together is usaully due to lack of flow.

[jimlin]

did you put a pre filter for the maxijet? also check the hoses to make sure they are not clogged. there is also a flow control valve somewhere on the tubes. make sure it is open. I think the problem is with the pump rather than the reactor. i also had problems with opening the reactor which is why i do not close it tightly. stuff that helps one open jars may be used to help you loosen it.

[jimlin]

some auto oil filter wrenches may also do the trick.

[Glenn]

some auto oil filter wrenches may also do the trick.

 

that's how I got the canisters removed from my R/O unit .. they work great