Didnt mean to digress from the original post:
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of a reason why a phosphate reactor could not be used
completely submerged? I'm thinking of hooking one up directly to a powerhead
and
dropping it in the trash can I use to mix up water for water changes. That
way
the phosphates will never get into my tank in the first place.