Korallin Calcium Reactor
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hurleycr
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http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=KL3115
this is what I used when I replaced mine
this is what I used when I replaced mine
jdieck
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Yes it is possible specially if your effluent rate is on the high side, I would focus more on maintaining the tank alkalinity, if the tank alkalinity is maintained then use the other readings only as reference to set it back again when you take the reactor off for maintenance.
jdieck
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Yes it is, you can use the replacement one although sooner or later some salt water will reach it and corrode it or this Dennerle which among the ones I have tried has been the most reliable:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...PROD&Product_Code=M3-DCV&Category_Code=cparts
hurleycr
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Effluent rate? I'm assuming the ml\per min/dpm?
its set for 50dpm, and 12bpm at the moment... but i'm taking a break with it right now. Otherwise out the window it goes.
Yeah, I'm still tuning it. This makes the thrid or fourth time i'm had to take it down for maint. but every other time i've had it down in just a few days. I think my problem is that my calcium is really just too high, I've been doing 15-20 gallon water changes to get it down but it just staying up there. I'm having a time with it this time. My alk keeps tanking every other day. It will stay spot on one day, and by night fall it drops, then the next day tanked. So I've unhooked the reactor for the time being. I'm letting things settle down on its own after a couple more water changes. Then add part 2 for the alk, and turbo for the calcium. Then I will start all over........again.
I orginally, I think, messed up when I first began and was testing my calcium so that I could add turbo to it to bring it up to 420. Well, I used low resolution for the test, but I read it as normal instead of multiplying by two. so when I more than likely only needed to add 50-100ppm I added 100-200 instead. What an idiotic mistake. Thats the only reason I can think i've been having such a hard time. Its also the only reason I can think of that my calcium is through the roof!!!
When calcium is too high the alk will be driven lower correct?
its set for 50dpm, and 12bpm at the moment... but i'm taking a break with it right now. Otherwise out the window it goes.
Yeah, I'm still tuning it. This makes the thrid or fourth time i'm had to take it down for maint. but every other time i've had it down in just a few days. I think my problem is that my calcium is really just too high, I've been doing 15-20 gallon water changes to get it down but it just staying up there. I'm having a time with it this time. My alk keeps tanking every other day. It will stay spot on one day, and by night fall it drops, then the next day tanked. So I've unhooked the reactor for the time being. I'm letting things settle down on its own after a couple more water changes. Then add part 2 for the alk, and turbo for the calcium. Then I will start all over........again.
I orginally, I think, messed up when I first began and was testing my calcium so that I could add turbo to it to bring it up to 420. Well, I used low resolution for the test, but I read it as normal instead of multiplying by two. so when I more than likely only needed to add 50-100ppm I added 100-200 instead. What an idiotic mistake. Thats the only reason I can think i've been having such a hard time. Its also the only reason I can think of that my calcium is through the roof!!!
When calcium is too high the alk will be driven lower correct?
hurleycr
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8980511#post8980511 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jdieck
When you got to go you got to go
Yeah, I was having a real bad aquarium day that day......:mad2:
Ever had one of those where everything you touched decided to leak, or just break off, or just not reach, or just refused to work the way you thought it would...
hurleycr
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I've always pretty much ignored these for as long as the alk in tank holds at 10. I make sure that the effluent is around 6.6-6.7ph... and the alk is above 25. After that I usually can just increase the ml/min, or BPM. For as long as the reactor is holding the alk in the tank constant I'm good right? I'm pretty much second guessing everything with this thing right now.
Any regrets in this thread about their korallin reactors?
I ask because I am now looking into getting a CR.
Question, I am going to have a 100g cube, will a 3002 be able to run at low enough levels to maintain an SPS tank. I want to buy a 3002 because I dont want to upgrade later and I figure that it will be less frequent maintence.
Thanks alot
I ask because I am now looking into getting a CR.
Question, I am going to have a 100g cube, will a 3002 be able to run at low enough levels to maintain an SPS tank. I want to buy a 3002 because I dont want to upgrade later and I figure that it will be less frequent maintence.
Thanks alot
jdieck
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Hurley:
I get the impression you may be adding more than what your aquarium consume in the way of Calcium and Alkalinity When they are both high they will drop by precipitation, Alkalinity is more noticeable because it drops 1 meq/lt (2.8 dkh) while Calcium only drops 20 ppm.
If the reactor is adding more than what you need, just ignore the effluent Alkalinity (The more than 25) and set your bubble rate at a lower pace so your reactor PH increases to 6.8 or 6.9, this what you will lower the addition and prevent precipitation.
Regarding the Kalk reactor I do nothing to keep it from mixing. A good reactor design will not mix the whole chamber but just the bottom half, this way it does not matter if it is mixing or not, the top half will always be clear.
I get the impression you may be adding more than what your aquarium consume in the way of Calcium and Alkalinity When they are both high they will drop by precipitation, Alkalinity is more noticeable because it drops 1 meq/lt (2.8 dkh) while Calcium only drops 20 ppm.
If the reactor is adding more than what you need, just ignore the effluent Alkalinity (The more than 25) and set your bubble rate at a lower pace so your reactor PH increases to 6.8 or 6.9, this what you will lower the addition and prevent precipitation.
Regarding the Kalk reactor I do nothing to keep it from mixing. A good reactor design will not mix the whole chamber but just the bottom half, this way it does not matter if it is mixing or not, the top half will always be clear.
hurleycr
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thrlride
does yours go all the way up the tube when it mixes? I think mine does I've really never paid any attention to it.
How can I be addeding too much when I start with a low effluent rate, and a low bubble rate, and test alk. Then if it doesn't hold that morning I adjust, test at night, test at morning and adjust?
I do that till it holds? Is there another way because I'm going to start tuning it again tom. night. any help is much appreciated.
does yours go all the way up the tube when it mixes? I think mine does I've really never paid any attention to it.
How can I be addeding too much when I start with a low effluent rate, and a low bubble rate, and test alk. Then if it doesn't hold that morning I adjust, test at night, test at morning and adjust?
I do that till it holds? Is there another way because I'm going to start tuning it again tom. night. any help is much appreciated.
