Mekaeel
Moderator
hey there crew.what are the basics of a calcium reactor in order for it to function.ok obviously the actuall reactor,co2 bottle the media what else?
Always wise to run on a PH controllor although not an absolute must. You will then need a bubble counter.
thanks for all the info on the items required to ensure that a calcium reactor works in the fashion it should les
its just us lazy sods that are tired of adding manually. No problem with manual additions.
lol, don't panic Muz. I dosed manually for years.
Just big tanks with high demanding corals such as SPS suck the life out of your water.
yeah bit of a pain though lolnot a necessatly but good to have.... unless you have the time (which i dont) to dose manually...
Mashrie what i understand by your above comment is that a carx causes a gradual drop in pH. This is not true.All depends for alkalinity that is.
Ph a definite no no. It will drop gradually.
Cant you keep up with your current dosing of buffer and calcium additives?
is that a carx causes a gradual drop in pH. This is not true.
Besides calcium... the reactor also provides alkalinity....Although the effluent is acidic, it stabilisers pH.