Canister Filter Turned K1 Reactor

[Zhewitt04]

I have a CFS 700 canister filter. I like the filter, it does a great job. I have since turned to a sump and use filter socks to polish water so don't need the filter other than for biological filtration. I thought about turning this clear canister into a K1 reactor by simply adding K1 and removing the sponges it came with.

Has anyone tried this?
Will the inflow of the filter be enough to turn the media?
Does anyone have opinion on why or why not this will work?
Advice?
Pointers?

Thanks in advance for any help, I might add that if I do this I will post pictures and show the filter/reactor in action.
Thanks again.

 

[celebrist]

I don't think that the k1 would. "boil" properly in a canister and would basically be like putting bioballs in it but I could be wrong

 

[Zhewitt04]

I might try with something that simulates k1. Maybe some bottle tops.

 

[JK47]

I have a CFS 700 canister filter. I like the filter, it does a great job. I have since turned to a sump and use filter socks to polish water so don't need the filter other than for biological filtration. I thought about turning this clear canister into a K1 reactor by simply adding K1 and removing the sponges it came with.

Has anyone tried this?
Will the inflow of the filter be enough to turn the media?
Does anyone have opinion on why or why not this will work?
Advice?
Pointers?

Thanks in advance for any help, I might add that if I do this I will post pictures and show the filter/reactor in action.
Thanks again.

It won't boil. That won't matter. Surface area is surface area. It would be less efficient than a properly boiling reactor but regardless it would help bio. I vote do it. I am doing a similar thing with a calcium reactor and K1.

 

[Zhewitt04]

It won't boil. That won't matter. Surface area is surface area. It would be less efficient than a properly boiling reactor but regardless it would help bio. I vote do it. I am doing a similar thing with a calcium reactor and K1.

I could get more surface area with pot scrubbers or Lava rock. Maybe I'll chuck it full of pot scrubbers

 

[JK47]

I could get more surface area with pot scrubbers or Lava rock. Maybe I'll chuck it full of pot scrubbers

Again surface area is surface area. Get as creative as you like. It will all work.