Rainbow Lifegard Canisters

Swimmingly · 02-08-2006, 02:29 PM

I bought a 80 gal tank setup second-hand and I am in the process of replumbing it and I am wondering what if any of this I want to keep in the loop. It has a canister for holding chemicals(i.e. carbon, phosban), a mechanical canister with new filters, but the pressure gauge is broken and a canister for holding a heater. I am guessing these cut down of flow rate from my sump. If I do keep any or all of these is there a max gph I should be pushing through them? Which of these should I keep?

Tony

tims · 02-08-2006, 06:49 PM

that sounds like the 3 stage set up, you can get replacement parts for our sponors look for inline filters and Pentair Aquatics ( they make the rainbow line)
if it is the same one i am thinking about it can handle either a 200 or 300 gallon tank. witha flow rate close to 1000 gph.
one of the things i dont really like about them is everythign is closed off so you have a harder time changing the filters.. but heck of a nice set away

Geoff · 02-08-2006, 07:11 PM

the chemical cannister can come in handy for carbon and the like, but the mechanical will prolly be more trouble than it is worth for a SW system.

G~