calcium reactor help!

[pimp2daizzo]

co2 keeps building up at the top of my calcium reactor and anytime iot does the water stops coming out. is there an easy way to fix this?

its an aquamedic 1000 calcium reactor

 

[pimp2daizzo]

do i just have my eff going to slow for the amount of co2 im running in?

 

[pimp2daizzo]

anyone?

 

[Mark Bianco]

I had the same problem with my RX1 reactor. This is what I was told to do Take a small powerhead and put the output on the output of your reactor and push water back thur it this should clear any trapped air / gas in the system. Just courous what is you co2 flow rate how many seconds between bubbles? Mine sets at 1 bubble per 3 seconds..

 

[pimp2daizzo]

i have a bubble ever second...i think i got it buy putting a lil back pressure on the reactor seemed to stop the air from building up, but ill let it run over night and see

 

[karsseboom]

First what you should do is start the reactor up and let it run for a few hours. Get your effluent rate set and try to run your effluent rate a little faster then normal like maybe 40 mil a min. once you have your effluent rate set and thing seem to be owrking good start to add you co2 bubbles. I would start your bubble rate at about 10-15 bubble a min. Then watch you alk and add more bubble per min depending on if your alk drops. One thing I have learned is if your effluent rate is to slow the outlet valve will get clogged over time. How are you feeding your reactor?

 

[pimp2daizzo]

First what you should do is start the reactor up and let it run for a few hours. Get your effluent rate set and try to run your effluent rate a little faster then normal like maybe 40 mil a min. once you have your effluent rate set and thing seem to be owrking good start to add you co2 bubbles. I would start your bubble rate at about 10-15 bubble a min. Then watch you alk and add more bubble per min depending on if your alk drops. One thing I have learned is if your effluent rate is to slow the outlet valve will get clogged over time. How are you feeding your reactor?

I ran for a week before adding co2 n I got my alk right where I want it butt then the effluent would stop flowing...so last night I put it on a maxi jet 1200 feed pump. And today i looked at it and there was a massive co2 bubble maybe its juat this reactor?

 

[karsseboom]

What's you're effluent rate?

 

[pimp2daizzo]

2 to 3 drip a sec I sped it up today to try to bleed off the hassle to keep it from stoping

 

[karsseboom]

How many mil per min?

 

[pimp2daizzo]

How many mil per min?

I had it running 40ml a min

 

[karsseboom]

Is the feed pump catching any air bubbles in the sump? Is there a release valve at the top of the reactor?

 

[pimp2daizzo]

Is the feed pump catching any air bubbles in the sump? Is there a release valve at the top of the reactor?

Nope and nope...I've truest to use the phone probe spot to bleed it out but that didn't work..

 

[karsseboom]

Have you called them for support? That reactor is kinda funky and maybe they can help with common problems.

 

[pimp2daizzo]

Have you called them for support? That reactor is kinda funky and maybe they can help with common problems.

i need to they wont answer my emails

 

[pimp2daizzo]

do you think i may need to have mroe flow on my efflun?

 

[karsseboom]

What's the recommended effluent flow for that reactor? Usually when the effluent flow is to slow the valve gets clogged pretty frequently.