Mekaeel
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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?
can this be added on at a later stage alan?and without this will my PH and ALK be stable?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 exactly why im getting the reactor!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?
Sean the one draw back of a CO2 reactor is that it does affect tank PH. Getting CO2 into the water in easy, getting it out is the difficult part. The effluent dripping back into the tank has a PH of 6.5 - 7 depending on your setting. At a steady drip rate this can drop your tank PH.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.
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