250 Gallon Starphire SPS tank
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LittleBlueGT
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It is a little hard to tell from the pic, but you should be able to see how the top comes off w/o interfering with the plumbing.
LittleBlueGT
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And a few pics showing how it mixes.
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Psyire said:
Sounds good, I think BARRs kalk reactors are much better then MRC. If more people had BARR's stuff I think kalk reactors would have a better name.
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melev said:
Pretty simple actually.
I have a seperate top-off system that ensures the tank is always filled properly.
On the feed side of the kalk reactor will be a precision needle valve that will dose a steady stream (more like a steady drip) of water to the reactor. All I have to do is make sure the steady drip is lower then my evap (when evap is at its lowest) and I will always dose the same amount of kalk to my tank every day. The top-off system will take care of the rest.
melev
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Okay. Here's the thread that prompted my question.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310898&highlight=float+switch
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310898&highlight=float+switch
LittleBlueGT
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melev said:
The source is RO/DI water going through a fancy aeration machine.
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melev said:
Ok, being as I've read of several accidents in the last couple days, and I've made dozens myself, I'll give you a worst case scenario to think about. What if your return pump stops, the kalk reactor will keep filling your sump, reducing salinity, increasing ph and possibly overflowing the sump.
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DerekW said:
Two return pumps on two seperate circuits.
Could still happen though, but a 169 gallon sump can take a lot of kalk before anything hugely detrimental happens. I would imagine my tank would run out of oxygen before kalk would cause a disaster.
LittleBlueGT
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It would be something to take into account BEFORE re-starting the return pumps if it was for many hours.
Although with a BB tank my oxygen levels would not drop near as fast as with sand, I would imagine my tank would go w/o power for maybe 12 hours.
Although with a BB tank my oxygen levels would not drop near as fast as with sand, I would imagine my tank would go w/o power for maybe 12 hours.
JustOneMoreTank
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Man thanks a lot LittleBlueGT 
Now I really need the Barr 1220 ! That looks like a great Kalk Reactor. 
Now I really need the Barr 1220 ! That looks like a great Kalk Reactor.
