D dgtron New member Mar 19, 2013 #1 I'm having issues with my Alkalinity dropping in my reef although I run a Calcium reactor. I have a PH of 6.4 in the calcium reactor chamber & drip about a drop a second. 300G SPS dominated tank Any suggestions please. :hmm3:
I'm having issues with my Alkalinity dropping in my reef although I run a Calcium reactor. I have a PH of 6.4 in the calcium reactor chamber & drip about a drop a second. 300G SPS dominated tank Any suggestions please. :hmm3:
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Premium Member Mar 19, 2013 #2 Increase the effluent rate until the alk no longer drops, then buffer the tank to the levels you want to run.
Increase the effluent rate until the alk no longer drops, then buffer the tank to the levels you want to run.
D dgtron New member Mar 19, 2013 #3 sirreal63 said: Increase the effluent rate until the alk no longer drops, then buffer the tank to the levels you want to run. Click to expand... You mean increase the drops / second?
sirreal63 said: Increase the effluent rate until the alk no longer drops, then buffer the tank to the levels you want to run. Click to expand... You mean increase the drops / second?
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Premium Member Mar 19, 2013 #4 Yes, increasing the drip rate has the effect of turning up the reactor. Here is a good read on how to tune your reactor... http://reef.diesyst.com/crarticle/crarticle.htm skip to the bottom to see the proper way to tune it. Here is also an excellent calculator to help as well. http://reef.diesyst.com/reactor/reactor.html
Yes, increasing the drip rate has the effect of turning up the reactor. Here is a good read on how to tune your reactor... http://reef.diesyst.com/crarticle/crarticle.htm skip to the bottom to see the proper way to tune it. Here is also an excellent calculator to help as well. http://reef.diesyst.com/reactor/reactor.html
D dgtron New member Mar 20, 2013 #5 sirreal63 said: Yes, increasing the drip rate has the effect of turning up the reactor. Here is a good read on how to tune your reactor... http://reef.diesyst.com/crarticle/crarticle.htm skip to the bottom to see the proper way to tune it. Here is also an excellent calculator to help as well. http://reef.diesyst.com/reactor/reactor.html Click to expand... That's a great read. Thanks for sharing.
sirreal63 said: Yes, increasing the drip rate has the effect of turning up the reactor. Here is a good read on how to tune your reactor... http://reef.diesyst.com/crarticle/crarticle.htm skip to the bottom to see the proper way to tune it. Here is also an excellent calculator to help as well. http://reef.diesyst.com/reactor/reactor.html Click to expand... That's a great read. Thanks for sharing.
Nanook Ancient Eskimo Legend Staff member RC Mod Mar 21, 2013 #6 Another great article from way back when... http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/