TONOBICICLETA
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yikes wrong reactor!<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=#post target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cubano2480
I just bout a double chamber MRC
plus the owner is a pedophile!
Coralife Calcium Reactor for up to 500???
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plus the owner is a pedophile!
racermike27
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That is not a nice thing to say LOL...
So who is the pedophile anyway?
So who is the pedophile anyway?
gasman059
The OG mad scientist
yup not very nice but 100%true!
As far as reactors go-George GEO does make IMHO the best product out there.
Plus most importantly the customer service is by far the best in the hobby bar-none.
Just as an example. Just two days ago I changed media to large arm and while cleaning and so forth lost one of my o-rings. Just this morning pm's him and whithin minutes I have one on the way to fix my problems.
In my mind that's beyond customer service that's 100% personal attention. So needless to say i will always use geo's reactors.
cubano2480
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can u please tell me who is pedophile o que quieres decir con eso please ??
cubano2480
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I`m not a SPS lover like u guys I like soft corals and some LPS like scoly,brains ext, I belive that I will be ok with a MRC or any regular CR .............
here is a pic
here is a pic
cubano2480
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I will keep some easy sps to but not like most off u guys that love to keep lost off them
now what u guys think I pay $160...........
now what u guys think I pay $160...........
djfrankie
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There is a difference between reverse flow reactor and a fluidizing reactor.
I'm sure you're familiar with the phosban reactors and the way they tumble media so it performs a lot more efficient and the channeling effect is avoided. Reverse flow doesn't accomplish that.
This is the reason why their more efficient.
By fludizing the media these reactors can accomplish over 90 dkh on the effluent side. Last time I checked my reactor, a GEO by the way, the effluent was about 50 dkh at 6.7 ph.
So in essence you can obtain almost twice as much dkh by using the same CO2.
Two of my friends which have a lot more money to throw away than I do use the Deltecs. By the way the aquabee pumps have their problems as well.
Lots of these questions have been answered and beaten to death in the Deltec forum. Please take a look.
In any case I'm very happy with my GEO and would not buy anything else since it satisfies my tanks demand.
Ricardo (cubano) tremenda compra!
Come on Sunday and we'll make that second chamber into a Kalk reactor
djfrankie
djfrankie
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11228394#post11228394 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
dj-have u ever used a deltec?
Better output perhaps but much more efficient is very very debatable.
Please see post above.
Please be kind enough and refer me to the links where people debate wether Deltecs are efficient or not.
TIA,
djfrankie
cubano2480
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I see u sunday frank
Interesting. So reverse flow just pushes the water up through the column of media, while the fluidizing has some mechnaism to cause turbulence of that media?
I definitely dont' have more money to throw around. I'm a broke college kid. I got lucky on a used deal. It was the used deltec or a new geo.
The aquabee pump makes the effluent warmer than the rest of the tank, and I do have small leaks in that that I mostly just ignore and wipe the salt away occasionally. Other than that, my dkh is pretty stable in the tank, though I never test the actual effluent. I'm at 10.5dkh in the 120g tank with the reactor running consistently at 6.5. Not pushing it too hard I would imagine, as that's what the suggested rate is.
I still have to figure out how to get this American Marine Pinpoint pH controller working. The directions were very confusing, but it's been hovering around 6.5 so I can't complain too much.
I definitely dont' have more money to throw around. I'm a broke college kid. I got lucky on a used deal. It was the used deltec or a new geo.
The aquabee pump makes the effluent warmer than the rest of the tank, and I do have small leaks in that that I mostly just ignore and wipe the salt away occasionally. Other than that, my dkh is pretty stable in the tank, though I never test the actual effluent. I'm at 10.5dkh in the 120g tank with the reactor running consistently at 6.5. Not pushing it too hard I would imagine, as that's what the suggested rate is.
I still have to figure out how to get this American Marine Pinpoint pH controller working. The directions were very confusing, but it's been hovering around 6.5 so I can't complain too much.
djfrankie
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If you're refering to Rowalith then yes. Rowalith will fluidize inside a Deltec reactor. Other media like Caribsea, which is what most of us use since it is cheaper and performs well, will not fluidize. It is a bigger and heavier media. So water will just flow through it like any other reverse flow reactor.
Here's a link to the Deltec site where the explain the concept as well. If you read further into it you're going to see they recommend using the reactor 4 hours a day. Of course, assuming you use Rowalith.
My friends use the reactor 24/7 and their levels are way too high if you ask me and they also go through media like crazy. What can I say some people just don't care about throwing money out the window.
In any case I'm assuming you got a better deal on the Deltec and you're not using Rowalith? If so, then enjoy it and don't sweat it as long as it keeps your Ca and Dkh at the required levels.
Enjoy it and Happy Turkey day to all!
djfrankie
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