kalk reactor?

[Reefing102]

will a kalk reactor do the same thing or around the same thing as a calc. reactor?

Tia

 

[dvanacker]

no.....there are more limits to a kalk reactor. ie. evaporation, the amount of co2 in the water column etc.

Depending on your demand for alk/ca kalkwasser may or may not be enough.

 

[Milleme]

They both dose calcium and dKH. They use different methods to do so. Like said already a klak reactor has more limitations but will suffice on a smaller tank with less corals and clams that suck up calcium. A benifit of the kalk reactor is it has a higher ph and can be used to eliminate phosphates. If used together the two can make a nice team.

 

[Reefing102]

thanks for the replies. will keep those thoughts in mind

 

[Reefing102]

oh and is there a calcium reactor where you don't have to run CO2?

 

[King-Kong]

the media in a reactor will not dissolve (subsequently releasing the increased concentrations of calcium and alk) without a very low pH, thus CO2 seems like an absolute requirement to me.