Poll: Who doses calc./alk. daily -or- uses a cal. reactor ?

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

i have been dosing b-ionic by hand daily for over a year and am considering getting a calcium reactor.............what are drawbacks of using reactor? which brand to use for a -155 total gallon SPS system-?

 

[PITSTOP]

I have a total vol of 150 gallons, I use GEO 612 with Pinpoint pH controller through the lid of the reactor.

Love it.

I would never set up a reactor without an internal pH controller...I did say "I would" so no snippy remarks please...

Easy to set up maintain and trouble free.

Made a world of difference for my SPS

 

[atzak]

Do NOT get an aquamedic 1000, peice of crap.

 

[woodywoo]

I've been dosing 2 part for a while now and I see good growth! I hear it takes a Cal. reactor 18 monthes to pay for itself.

 

[Dizzyswimmer]

I'm dosing daily again right now. I had some problems with my reactor. Hope to have a new one ( or mine fixed and running ) soon. I like useing a reactor much better.

 

[mmaise]

On my 210 I have a reactor.

 

[my2girls]

Dosing 2 part daily. Used to drip kalk but is not recommended with Zeo. I don't use Zeo now, but may in the future.

 

[Sk8r]

I have a 55. I don't mind (much) daily dosing, but I worry about vacations (usually about 2 wks.) I can sometimes get a friend who knows chemistry to come in and check on things, but it's still worrisome. So is leaving my tank in the charge of a machine designed for a larger tank. Has anyone had any experience with a small tank and a reactor?

 

[DrBDC]

I do 2 gallons a day kalk and then make up the difference with Randy's formula. It slowed down over the winter months and the kalk was keeping up but now as we have some little spells of warmer weather my sps is picking up growth faster and I'm slowly having to start adding again. I imagine this summer it will get more frequent and I'm converting over to all sps as well which will up the use. Maybe I'll switch then or go for the litermeter 3 to dose the 2 part as well as the kalk.

 

[marine_freak]

I have MTC Pro calc reactor on my 75 gallon sps.... also drip kalkwasser 24/7.

 

[deansreef]

i have a 180 with a mrc reactor