FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with pump

The FMR75 Fluidised Reactor has been developed by D-D to give the ultimate low cost solution for fluidising a whole range of materials that are used on your marine or freshwater aquarium.

Many smaller reactors on the market look good, are packaged well and are competitively priced however when you get down to using them they just do not tick all of the boxes. D-D have spent a lot of time ironing out the bugs to make this a flexible product, ideal for all hobbyists.

Product Code - FMR75KIT

These reactors are small enough to use on the smallest of nano tanks but with sufficient capacity to use on larger systems.

• 128mm x 94mm x 440mm (including fittings and lid)
• Reaction tube outer diameter - 80mm
• Tube height between upper/lower perforated plates - 340mm
• Can hang on glass up to 25mm
• Pipe 17mmOD x 14mmID 
• Designed to be the correct height to hang on a 15" sump (will stand inside smaller sumps or hang onto taller sumps).
• FMR 1000 pump size 100mm H x 60mm W x 90mm L

The FMR75 Reactor is affordable enough to be used on small tanks or to allow multiple units on larger tanlks, however  there is no compromise over design and build quality as it is no good having the best reactor in the world if it breaks after 5 minutes of use.

The main requirement of the reactor is to fluidise media efficiently which the FMR reactor does very well. The base of the body is dished to disperse an even flow of water from the central downpipe through 360 degrees, preventing dead spots.

Next there is a lower perforated diffusion plate which acts as a lower support for the media when not switched on which creates an empty plenum area below for faster fluidisation on restarting and to prevent compacting of media at the base of the reactor. A coarse sponge is provided to be used with fine materials that may pass through the perforated plate however this is not normally required for most medias. 

Many reactors make it difficult or impossible to refill the media without emptying out the reactor first as the central tube comes off with the lid. This and the lack of a lower diffusion plate means that the media fills the tube when you put the lid back on, making it hard to restart.

The central feed tube on the FMR75 is separate and so the lid can be removed easily leaving the tube and media in place so that it is a simple matter to top up and to put the lid back on. Sounds obvious but you would be amazed by how many reactors you cannot do this with.

There are no multiple screws to undo to remove the lid as it is screwed on and sealed with a multi stage replacable seal at the top of the body.

The hose connectors on the top of the reactor are designed to be a tight push fit, however if the unit is to be used outside of the sump then we recommend that you glue these in position with aquarium silicone for extra security once the final position is determined and connect all hoses with the cable ties supplied. This will provide extra assurance if the connectors were not connected properly in the first place of if the unit is knocked accidentally.