Mike de Leon
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What do you guys like best?
Kalk or CRx?
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I will not ever have another reef tank with a CaRx. Remember that if you use natural media, then you get way more than Carbonate and Calcium, but also magnesium, strontium and a dozen other more elements in correct balance.
The only downside to CaRx is the initial cost if you have to buy new (look for used stuff) and that you have to learn how to work one, but it is not that complicated and way easier than say pseudocoding an apex or tuning a carburetor.
The only downside to CaRx is the initial cost if you have to buy new (look for used stuff) and that you have to learn how to work one, but it is not that complicated and way easier than say pseudocoding an apex or tuning a carburetor.
Mike de Leon
New member
Thanks for the responses. I do have a geo that I am slowly dialing in. The big issue is the feed pump. I have a maxi jet on it. I have to fiddle with it every day.
I will have to invest on a more expensive pump.
I will have to invest on a more expensive pump.
tom obrecht
Active member
Many years ago I used kalk...worked fine
Years later used 2 part ...worked fine.
6 months ago started Calcium reactor...works fine.
Any method will work. In my case the cost of 2 part became uneconomical and labor intensive. Once dial in has probably been the best investment I’ve made in the last 15 years! I personally went the geo/ Masterflex route for reliability and stability, which it has been! Picking the right equipment and method will be worth it in the long run if your system demands it.
Years later used 2 part ...worked fine.
6 months ago started Calcium reactor...works fine.
Any method will work. In my case the cost of 2 part became uneconomical and labor intensive. Once dial in has probably been the best investment I’ve made in the last 15 years! I personally went the geo/ Masterflex route for reliability and stability, which it has been! Picking the right equipment and method will be worth it in the long run if your system demands it.
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
Kalk or CRx?
I used a CaRx for years and did not find it as set and forget as everyone says. I was constantly fiddling the drip rate and found it difficult to fine tune. I have really liked having the precise digital control of two part dosing with pumps. The only way I would ever run a CaRx again would be with a continuous duty peristaltic pump feeding it, that way I could precisely tune the flow instead of trying to move a needle valve a hair and wondering if it was too much or too little...
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I used a CaRx for years and did not find it as set and forget as everyone says. I was constantly fiddling the drip rate and found it difficult to fine tune. I have really liked having the precise digital control of two part dosing with pumps. The only way I would ever run a CaRx again would be with a continuous duty peristaltic pump feeding it, that way I could precisely tune the flow instead of trying to move a needle valve a hair and wondering if it was too much or too little...
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meganeto94
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I had a really hard time with kalk so i just stopped using kalk
