Media Reactor Buyers Guide

Looking to purchase a media reactor? Overwhelmed by choice? Not sure which would suit your needs?

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[jimb]

Mate you where there for me again just when I come up with a question a search on you tube and I find you have the perfect video on it I don't know why I haven't just started searching your channel first.😉

[ghost]

sam thanks for all your videos I think your one of the best out there. keep up the great work.

[grantrogers]

The new Aqua Forest reactor looks much better than the old version I have, which was very difficult to open with about 15 plastic screws in the top that weren't tapped into the lid properly. Glad to see they've fixed that issue.

The NYOS separator in the two larger reactors breaks far too easily. I bought two and broke them the first time I used them. That was even after knowing the issue.

I love the AquaMedic reactors. They're so easy to lift in and out and also see any issues.

The Two Little Fishies reactors are pretty good too.

I was considering a Royal Exclusive reactor but couldn't justify the price.

[antoniofaustino]

I just got carbon reactor sut up about 4 weeks ago so good, crystal clear water. Thanks for the video Sam great info 👍

[panthereyes]

We love to see a more detailed insight to media reactors and the Gfo per litres of the tank and the best pumps to use for the Aquaforest or tlf reactors

[gap]

Very useful
I have a NYOS TORQ which works well but the little AC Motor is very noisy! They could save money on the various ways to choke flow on the body and pump and just fit a variable DC pump! I would happily pay a bit more for that.

[aliafkhami]

Hi Sam,
I really appreciate the valuable content you share on your channel – it's been a huge help in managing my aquariums.

I have a question I hope you can help with. I maintain a 450-liter freshwater tank (including sump) with Discus and several tank mates. The bioload is quite high. Despite having around 20 liters of premium biological media (including Seachem Matrix, Eheim Substrat Pro, Eheim Mech, and Sera Siporax Nitrate Minus), and also using chemical filtration with JBL NitratEx resin and Seachem Purigen, my nitrate levels remain stubbornly high – often around 100 ppm. Ammonia and nitrite are always at zero.

I'm considering adding a reactor filled with **Seachem De*Nitrate**, operating at a **low flow rate (under 200 liters per hour)**, to help bring nitrate down through anaerobic denitrification.

Do you think this would be effective in a freshwater tank with high oxygen levels and strong filtration already in place?
Also, would you suggest any alternative or more efficient methods for reducing nitrate in a setup like this?

Thanks so much in advance for your insights!

Best regards,
Ali

[aarondus]

Great video mate 👍🏻thanks for the tips.

[millerlife-st]

Nice video Parker, I had an Aqua Medic S planned but they're pretty expensive so I've been holding out and just doing everything manually. I had the thought last night to eBay some acrylic tube and try to make my own. But I probably won't do that because seeing that Aqua Medic logo would be therapeutic lol.

[thomasmccaffery]

Looking at either the Nyos Torq G2 or Innovative Marine Pro

[MrB]

Hi mate. Whats your views on the aquamedic reactor?

[daveledoux]

Aqua medie needs to come to America market looks real nice

[lkapitan]

Someone asked me which media reactor to buy and I said "horses for courses". I been waiting weeks to use that.

[CasualReefer]

I got a aquamedic, the one in your video. There is an issue with this unit, I am using gfo and if I turn the flow low to make the media just 'dance', the pump run very noisy, contacted aquaristic online, they replace the pump but still. The pump is fine, just because running low flow it make the rattle sound, are there any tips to fix this? Thanks

[thomasmccaffery]

The Nyos you need to buy base and reactor correct?

[carloruiz]

COMPACT Dreambox - media filter 3.0 - mit Red Dragon® X 40 Watt / 3m³
Cartridge filter 2.0 liter

If you have not look into this product you are missing out. Product can easily be converted over into a pellet reactor with a few additional parts

[jamesmario]

Thinking of getting the aqua medic multi reactor small, does this still work well even with its narrow design?

[briandixon]

Which reactor is good for these all in one aquarium

[yanni]

Hey mate. I have a Waterbox 20, and I want to run the fauna Marin phos 0.04. I’m debating between a two little fishies reactor 50, or the aqua medic one. Does the aqua medic one have much noise since the water cascades down the sides?

Unsure what to go with. Aquamedic looks good since I can fit it in the AIO sump, but the TLF 50 looks better for volume and possibly quieter?

[Merknilash]

Crazy that I can’t get the aqua medic in the US

Looks like the best space saver option