Dialing in Calcium Reactor

[dgtron]

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]

Increase the effluent rate until the alk no longer drops, then buffer the tank to the levels you want to run.

 

[dgtron]

Increase the effluent rate until the alk no longer drops, then buffer the tank to the levels you want to run.

You mean increase the drops / second?

 

[sirreal63]

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

 

[dgtron]

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

That's a great read. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Nanook]

Another great article from way back when...

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/