IUfan
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I have a GEO calcium reactor, and was looking at using a dosing pump like the Cole Palmer masterflex.
Anyone with experience on these pumps or any other peristaltic pumps that I should look into? how well is it working for you?
No matter how much I try and understand how to set up the calcium reactor I just can't get my head around it.
So you have the circulation pump which is pumping water around and around inside the reactor, you have the carbon dioxide going into that water melting the coral skeleton and producing a high calcium concentrate in the water, the effluent right?
How do you run a dosing pump like the CP? Does it pump DT water into the reactor ... or does it pump water out of the reactor chamber into the DT.
If pumping water from DT to reactor, then how does water from the reactor get to the DT?
And if pumping water from reactor to DT then how does water get to the reactor?
I'm presuming it pumps water into the reactor, and then it reaches max capacity and overflows back to the DT? Is that correct?
I've read as much as I can find, but if anybody had any other helpful articles then please share. I'm more of a visual person when it comes to learning
My calcium level is fine right now, but alk keeps dropping to around 6, I can dose for time being to keep raising alk, but in a few months I hope my calcium and alk demands are higher which is why I'd like to set up the calcium reactor. Will a calcium reactor help alk levels too? Or just effect calcium?
Thanks for any advice.
Anyone with experience on these pumps or any other peristaltic pumps that I should look into? how well is it working for you?
No matter how much I try and understand how to set up the calcium reactor I just can't get my head around it.
So you have the circulation pump which is pumping water around and around inside the reactor, you have the carbon dioxide going into that water melting the coral skeleton and producing a high calcium concentrate in the water, the effluent right?
How do you run a dosing pump like the CP? Does it pump DT water into the reactor ... or does it pump water out of the reactor chamber into the DT.
If pumping water from DT to reactor, then how does water from the reactor get to the DT?
And if pumping water from reactor to DT then how does water get to the reactor?
I'm presuming it pumps water into the reactor, and then it reaches max capacity and overflows back to the DT? Is that correct?
I've read as much as I can find, but if anybody had any other helpful articles then please share. I'm more of a visual person when it comes to learning
My calcium level is fine right now, but alk keeps dropping to around 6, I can dose for time being to keep raising alk, but in a few months I hope my calcium and alk demands are higher which is why I'd like to set up the calcium reactor. Will a calcium reactor help alk levels too? Or just effect calcium?
Thanks for any advice.
