carbon reactors

[tee1172]

What does a carbon reactor do and is it a good idea to have one for the reef aquarium

 

[t5Nitro]

You mean calcium reactor? You run carbon in filter socks or through canister filters most likely. If it is a canister filter such as a fluval, they come in packages made for them by fluval you can buy or if you get a filter sock, just get some carbon such as the marineland carbon in the big container and fill the filter sock somewhat and stick it in your sump.

Calcium reactors are a install it and leave it type of thing. If you get big into clams and SPS corals that are all over your tank, the calcium consumption will be a lot and a calcium reactor will keep it stable. With this, you use calcium media in the reactor.

You do not need it as you can dose the 2 part manually whereas a reactor would be much easier.

 

[drummereef]

Maybe you mean Phosphate reactor or Kalkwasser reactor as well...? You can mod a phosban reactor and run carbon instead of phosphate media. Don't know exactly what you are looking for.