calcium reactor output...

[dpieroni]

Hello to all, I have a calcium reactor in my medium stock 80 gallon reef and has an output of 25 to 26 dkh.
The reactor is working at 6.4 ph.
I have a second chamber with 12 lbs of coral crushed to raise the ph of the output that changes from 6.4 to 6.6.
My reef is now at 6 dkh and the reactor was put online two days ago.
My drip rate is 1 drop per second.
How long for my reactor to raise the alk? My calcium is at 380.
My reef is workin in 7.9 to 8.1 ph (night-day)
is that normal?
thanks for all..
diego

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I might wait another day or two to see what alkalinity does, but you might want to boost the effluent rate a bit and increase the CO2 addition rate a bit to get more alkalinity into the tank.

 

[dpieroni]

calcium reactor

calcium reactor

Ok. I will wait and see. This is the second day and I can see that the alk is steady.
If the alk stay level I will need a boost with a two part system and then see if the reactor can manage to stay the levels no?
thanks randy always helping....
diego from argentina

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You'll need something else, whether it is a tweaking of the reactor, or an additional supplement, yes.