So I have spent many hours researching kalk reactors. Most that are premade seem to be simple with a giant price tag. Many diy have good ideas, some are extravagant, wasting time, money, and possibly less effective(but look great, sophisticated, units...for people with space. From what I have learned: Must be as airtight as possible. Must be dosed slow! Important not to get particulate into tank....must settle before pumping. and systems with large volumes is opinionated.
I already have extra phosban reactors I dont use. Wondering how it would work with one of these. It is pretty air tight, water enters from the bottom, making it soak up some kalk, some of the media filters included will stop some particulate, not all, but low flow shouldn't cause too much. I know the volume is small but I am not convince it has to be huge. Another thought was to have 2 reactors inline which will probably help with the particulate problem. I did notice tlf already makes their own kalk reactor, but haven't had time to research them.
My tank is a 125g and was planning on running this with my auto top off and aqualifter pump. Any thoughts if this will work ok? Opinions on pro's and con's. or should I just buy one(doesn't seem to be worth the money)...and after seeing so many manufactured, seems over the last 7 years design hasn't changed....other than less use of a magnetic stirrer. Even drippers seem to have worked good since they started, just more maintanance.
One more thought, is night dosing really worth the effort? from my understanding the ph does drop in most systems during the night, doing the kalk at night can help balance but is it a big benefit?
I already have extra phosban reactors I dont use. Wondering how it would work with one of these. It is pretty air tight, water enters from the bottom, making it soak up some kalk, some of the media filters included will stop some particulate, not all, but low flow shouldn't cause too much. I know the volume is small but I am not convince it has to be huge. Another thought was to have 2 reactors inline which will probably help with the particulate problem. I did notice tlf already makes their own kalk reactor, but haven't had time to research them.
My tank is a 125g and was planning on running this with my auto top off and aqualifter pump. Any thoughts if this will work ok? Opinions on pro's and con's. or should I just buy one(doesn't seem to be worth the money)...and after seeing so many manufactured, seems over the last 7 years design hasn't changed....other than less use of a magnetic stirrer. Even drippers seem to have worked good since they started, just more maintanance.
One more thought, is night dosing really worth the effort? from my understanding the ph does drop in most systems during the night, doing the kalk at night can help balance but is it a big benefit?