Help with GEO REACTOR?

[Rogger Castells]

Chris you were the one who recommended me 50ml when I first started and I soon found that it was way too little, I am just going by experience as well and as far as I know you have none running your set up with a controller, am I wrong?
I am currentely dripping over 200ml per min in my set up, thas why I said that 50 is a good baseline, what drip rate are you running yours at?
In any case what I run mine and you run yours and what the author of the article runs him is really not important, gasman will need to play arround and test his water alkalinity often in the next few days, that is my best advice, don't even bother checking the calcium for now, make sure your alk is stable

 

[chrisaggie]

I recommended 50mL/min to you because of your calcium demand, which is much high than gasman059's currently is.

I have ZERO experience running a calcium reactor setup with a controller, but you know what? It's more difficult and tedious to run a calcium reactor without a controller. A controller only adds to the ease, it does NOT change the basic principle.

I am running at 110mL/min. My tank has an extremely high calcium demand. I understand you have you effluebnt at 200mL/min, but we have discussed that you are not watching the effluent pH closely, right? If your pH was set correctly then your tank alkalinity and calcium would be off the charts at an effluent of 200mL/min.

Gamsan's settings will be different from ours, but our experiences help make his choices easier.

Gasman, take Rogger's advice and test your alkalinity often!

 

[Rogger Castells]

LOL, Acually I am watching the Ph closely I am using a pinpoint controller to do this which by the way I recommend highly way more accurate than my old milwakee.
Currentely I am running the reactor at 200ml per hour, do not count the drip and have the controller setpoint at 6.2ph, I get alklinity readings of over 50dkh on the effluent. Calcium keeps dead steady at 430, tank ph at 8.2 and alkalinity at 9.8dkh

 

[chrisaggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8836305#post8836305 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
LOL, Acually I am watching the Ph closely I am using a pinpoint controller to do this which by the way I recommend highly way more accurate than my old milwakee.
Currentely I am running the reactor at 200ml per hour, do not count the drip and have the controller setpoint at 6.2ph, I get alklinity readings of over 50dkh on the effluent. Calcium keeps dead steady at 430, tank ph at 8.2 and alkalinity at 9.8dkh

No way! I'm coming over now to see this myself! You at home?

 

[chrisaggie]

We'll get to the bottom of this!

 

[gasman059]

great stuff guys LOL
Anyways I'm at 6.8 slowly coming down and drip about 45-55
I'm planning on measuring parameters tomorow in am to see where am I
BTW: IN AM i will measure alk/ca/ph tank water
I will be reading the article as I'm currently printing it .

 

[chrisaggie]

I did a quick calculation with the reef calculator. At 50dkh and 200mL/min effluent with a tank alkalinity of 9.8dKh you have an alkalinity demand of 14.5dKh in 24 hrs. I smell something fishy.

 

[gasman059]

BTW I need ti s dialed in within the wk
I have some great frags and colonies waiting for me and i want things to be as purfect as possible for them.
Yes i've never used a probve before for dailing this sukers in.

 

[chrisaggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8836666#post8836666 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
great stuff guys LOL
Anyways I'm at 6.8 slowly coming down and drip about 45-55
I'm planning on measuring parameters tomorow in am to see where am I
BTW: IN AM i will measure alk/ca/ph tank water
I will be reading the article as I'm currently printing it .

Sound like you are doing everything right. Slow and steady wins the race.

 

[gasman059]

I'm at 6.7 currently same drip rate. I dunno the alarm on the milwakee box keeps flashing.Eventually i'll stop when effuluent ph gets to 6.5.
SO whats the use of this led light LOL

 

[Rogger Castells]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8837080#post8837080 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
I'm at 6.7 currently same drip rate. I dunno the alarm on the milwakee box keeps flashing.Eventually i'll stop when effuluent ph gets to 6.5.
SO whats the use of this led light LOL

If you are refering to the red light on the controller that just lets you know that the circuit is on, you will see the light go off when the ph reach the set point

 

[Rogger Castells]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8836683#post8836683 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie
I did a quick calculation with the reef calculator. At 50dkh and 200mL/min effluent with a tank alkalinity of 9.8dKh you have an alkalinity demand of 14.5dKh in 24 hrs. I smell something fishy.

LOL, You are too much! there is absolutely nothing fishy! anyway I am glad you came and saw the tank, it is really turning out beautiful. BTW I still my clams is way more Black than yours! ouch!

 

[gasman059]

ok got it will c tomorow and post again with some results TY

 

[chrisaggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8837871#post8837871 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
LOL, You are too much! there is absolutely nothing fishy! anyway I am glad you came and saw the tank, it is really turning out beautiful. BTW I still my clams is way more Black than yours! ouch!

You are too much Rogger! Nothing fishy my butt! I think a DOA reactor is fishy. BTW, I'll put my clam against yours any day! Do we need a poll?!?

I went over to Rogger's tonight to find his reactor not working at all, so I couldn't take any measurements. We'll let him get it going again and check it out next week.

The tank is looking great Rogger!

 

[Rogger Castells]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8838539#post8838539 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie
You are too much Rogger! Nothing fishy my butt! I think a DOA reactor is fishy. BTW, I'll put my clam against yours any day! Do we need a poll?!?

I went over to Rogger's tonight to find his reactor not working at all, so I couldn't take any measurements. We'll let him get it going again and check it out next week.

The tank is looking great Rogger!

Well, if that makes you happy then think what you want, the reactor was working but because I had been working on the cables yesterday I must have pull the intake hose for a while and the reactor took on air and was not circulating the water.
Other than that, you did every test possible to proof your "conspiracy theory" and could not say that what I post it was not true, in fact once I got the reactor going you did test the effluent’s alkalinity and the results were over 60 dkh, which is consistent to what I was telling you, you also tested my water in the tank and concluded that I had lost a significant amount of alk since the reactor was not working from yesterday which is also consistent with my postings.
I am sure you come across a lot of people that like to lie but don't get me confuse with one them.
If you want a poll of the clam, I think is a little extreme but I feel confident that anybody will be able to re assure you that my clam is way more B&W than your will ever be so just bring it on. I am ready as soon as can take pics of mine.

 

[thesaent14]

o my got cris i have to give it to roger it is more B&W its gorgous:rock:

 

[chrisaggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8838984#post8838984 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rogger Castells
Well, if that makes you happy then think what you want, the reactor was working but because I had been working on the cables yesterday I must have pull the intake hose for a while and the reactor took on air and was not circulating the water.
Other than that, you did every test possible to proof your "conspiracy theory" and could not say that what I post it was not true, in fact once I got the reactor going you did test the effluent’s alkalinity and the results were over 60 dkh, which is consistent to what I was telling you, you also tested my water in the tank and concluded that I had lost a significant amount of alk since the reactor was not working from yesterday which is also consistent with my postings.
I am sure you come across a lot of people that like to lie but don't get me confuse with one them.
If you want a poll of the clam, I think is a little extreme but I feel confident that anybody will be able to re assure you that my clam is way more B&W than your will ever be so just bring it on. I am ready as soon as can take pics of mine.

Not going to make a fuss about this. Just get that reactor going again and give me a call. You will be talking a different story in a week. As a side, I don't think you're lieing at all, you're just a little misguided.

 

[gasman059]

OK-enuff we r trying to dial in a reactor here.
AM s/p 24 hrs at 50dpm-30bpm
effluent ph 6.7- the controller finally turn off the solenoid and the led light
calcium 550
alk 4.5meq/l
PH 8.0
Slooooowly but surely things r really no looking bad after 24 hrs/understanding that my current load is minimal; a total of 10 sps
colonies for my 200.

 

[chrisaggie]

are we at 50 dpm or 50mL/min?, big difference!

 

[gasman059]

dpm
i'm going as slowly as possible-i resisted the temptation of tinkering with my settings last night. 50 drops/min