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Rebels23 said:
IT'S HERE!!!! WHOOOPPPPEEE!

But I can't play with it until next week! :(
Rebels23
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Well, THAT'S cruel and unusual punishment. I thought that the Supreme Court found that unconstitutional! (The judges are all reefers you know).
Tagamet
 
I have a dual Chamber from Reeftek. I couldn't be happier!!! Jorge does some great work. The whole transaction was very proffesional and admirable. Excellently built Reactor, intelligent design, marvelous customer service and packaging, a whopping 5 year warranty, and an unbeatable price. How could you go wrong :D ;) . Thanx again Jorge :thumbsup:

On a side note, what do all of you have your ml/min and bpm at?
 
Where are you guys with ph controllers measuring ph? I was thinking of dripping the effluent into a cup, put the ph probe in the cup and then let it overflow into the sump, any other suggestion or ideas?

What do you guys that have had the reactor set up for a while have your bubble count at and effluent rate at and how demanding is your tank?

Scott
 
I too was part of Rebels group for the reeftek reactor thanks once again Rebs for making it happen ! and Jorge from reeftek does excellent work and he's a great guy to deal with.
I'm tagging along with KRAZ4REEFS about the PH monitor ,in my berlin sump I have a section with holes to put probes so it's that where it should stay all the time ? right now I'm showing 8.3 and the alarm light is blinking.. I thought if I had a lower PH level than whatever I set the controller like 7.0 and if it goes lower than 7.0 it will shut off and the alarm light will blink .
Thanks for your comments
 
cgh, you have it backwards, if the ph goes higher than the set point on the controller, the alarm goes on and turns the solonoid valve on. You have to measure the ph coming out of the reactor, not tank water, I read it should be around 6.6-6.8 or so, this is what disolves the media. If you set the controller at say 6.6 anytime the effluent is higher than 6.6, it will turn on, if it is 6.6 or lower, it will turn off. I think I have this correct, can someone else with more experience chime in.
Scott
 
your'e right KRAZ, I got confused, if the alarm goes on it will switch the solenoid valve on,thanks for pointing that out, as far as where to put the PH probe I asked Jorge and he said that the probe goes in the sump to measure the tank's PH ,my sump came with probe holders built in.
 
saltyseaman, I looked at it again, $25.00, I think I'll just buy it.

cgh, I guess you could do it either way, actually it would be nice to be able to monitor both. The problem is that if the ph gets too low in the reactor, it will turn the media to mush, so I've heard

Scott
 
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KRAZ4REEFS said:
saltyseaman, I looked at it again, $25.00, I think I'll just buy it.
cgh, I guess you could do it either way, actually it would be nice to be able to monitor both. The problem is that if the ph gets too low in the reactor, it will turn the media to mush, so I've heard
Scott
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That probe holder is definitely cool and I do want to measure the effluent ph, but until I save some of my egg money, I'll use the hang on measuring cup technique. $1.59 tax included. I don't know how easily the probe can be inserted/removed from the special probe holder and I want to be able to check the tank ph easily. Now that I have one, I don't know how I got by without a ph monitor. I guess ignorance is bliss.
JMO,
Tagamet
 
your'e right KRAZ ,it makes sense to measure the effluent PH ,another $25 for the hobby ... it doesn't end does it?
 
Im using dual CR from ReefTek and one of best investments in my tank w/o question. Excellent construction and very easy to setup. Jorge is also class-act on top of all that. Im also using the pheffluent probe holder which works very well and keeps the sump from looking that much more ghetto. Using the ph controller makes this unit idiot-proof and keeps bad accidents at bay. No comparison between using CR to maintain levels vs Bionic, etc... just removes one more chore you have to do each day to maintain your system.
 
eris8

eris8

eris8 said:
Im using dual CR from ReefTek and one of best investments in my tank w/o question. Excellent construction and very easy to setup. Jorge is also class-act on top of all that. Im also using the pheffluent probe holder which works very well and keeps the sump from looking that much more ghetto. Using the ph controller makes this unit idiot-proof and keeps bad accidents at bay. No comparison between using CR to maintain levels vs Bionic, etc... just removes one more chore you have to do each day to maintain your system.
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Congrats. What did yoiu end up with as a good BPM and ml/minute?
Tagamet
 
Input valve modification for easier adjustment.

Input valve modification for easier adjustment.

The feed input valve can be adjusted more accurately if you put a long lever to it.

Select a simple 6 inch bar of some strong material and cement it to the blue plastick valve handle.

This will give you a long lever making ajusting the bypass easier and more precisely.

You may get fancy and make a guage background and adding a number bar. Useing the lever as the idicator.


Kirk
 
Re: Input valve modification for easier adjustment.

Re: Input valve modification for easier adjustment.

V-10Power said:
The feed input valve can be adjusted more accurately if you put a long lever to it.
Select a simple 6 inch bar of some strong material and cement it to the blue plastick valve handle.
This will give you a long lever making ajusting the bypass easier and more precisely.
You may get fancy and make a guage background and adding a number bar. Useing the lever as the idicator.
Kirk
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Good suggestion. I'd had some success with a long handled pliers, which is the same principle. I used a "Sharpie" felt tip pen to mark the gauge with an eight inch line to give me some idea of where I stood with each adjustment, but I'm STILL fussing with it (groan).
"Updates as they occur.... (g)"
Tagamet
 
Good Tread and I'm in need of a CR. Two questions.

Has anyone tested the Reeftek against a Korrin, Schuran, Deltec, or any other CR's?

If I am right that the exit of water from the CR is at the top of the reactor, wouldn't that suck out CO2 before it can be recycled? Couldn't the effluent be located in a better place?
 
The circulation pump suction will pull any CO2 back into the reaction chamber before it can exit. The flow out of the reactor is slow, so the gas has no time to exit out before it gets sucked back in. The output location allows air trapped inside the reactor to escape when setting it up.

Jorge
 
When you are setting up the reactor, meaning putting in the media and filling it with water for the first time, the circulation pump is off and this allow air to go out. If the circulation pump is on, it will no allow you to get rid of the air.

Jorge
 
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