Calcium reactor ....or manual dosing?

[bamf25]

Okay you can check bulkreefsupply you can get 7lb of calcium chlorite at 17.9$. You get the same thing with sodium carbonate at the same price, you total 36$. As per randy farley holmes recipe 500g of powder to make a gallon. You get 7lbs / 500g: about 6.2 gallons of liquid solution part A and B.

Depending on your bio load and stock, if you have high demand sps and mix reef, you might be dosing 1ml/gal a day each part equaly 5 mins apart that's. In my case i have a 100g tank with refugium included so i dose 100ml a day. With 6.2 gal i have 23.450ml thats like 234 days of dosing which is 7,8 months.

Now i am not sure how much you dose and how big are the kent bottles you bought. My guess they are at 500ml. With the above schedule i wil only get a month of kent dosing if not couple weeks.

All the above info i took it from randy's article, more more details check "improved diy 2 part" at reefkeeping website.

I have a younger mainly sps 120g tank and I am using about 120mls a day for both alk and calcium. Using the brs is very cost effective, and using dosing pumps, the values stay very constant in my tank. I get about 1 month per gallon of each solution, which amounts to maybe 6 to 7 dollars per month.

 

[Mrmole]

I have a younger mainly sps 120g tank and I am using about 120mls a day for both alk and calcium. Using the brs is very cost effective, and using dosing pumps, the values stay very constant in my tank. I get about 1 month per gallon of each solution, which amounts to maybe 6 to 7 dollars per month.

That's about what I have calculated more or less. Do you see any coralline growing on glass? Mine is not growing as fast as it used to when I was dosing kalk.

 

[sanchoy]

Used to have a calcium reactor. Bad experience, constant tuning and low ph. Now went with dosing 2 part. Tank is much happier. Heavy sps. Cost is a tad more in the long run however ease of mind, is worth it.

 

[DaKineReef]

Excellent read everyone, this is helping me make mydecision.

Ike

 

[Mrmole]

IMO you have much more control with 2 part and if you have a small sump like me then reactor is not a good choice since you also need place for Phosphate, carbon or pellets reactors, skimmer and... refugium.

 

[tmz]

Excellent read everyone, this is helping me make mydecision.

Ike

Glad to hearthat Ike. Godd luck with your choice.

 

[mannie fresh]

I use my tunze ato and stored ro water to dose my Kalk 24/7 My clams have yet to complain