What Calcium Reactor do you use... and would you recommend it!?

[FishhyRen]

Lunchbucket- I would think the bigger media wouldn't be as efficient since it wouldn't have as much surface area, but definitely nice that it turn into mud.
Are you speaking of the Koralith media (they didn't have pictures)? @ ~ $3/lb after shipping it's definitely more expensive than ARM...

 

[cward]

I just switched to the "knock off Schuran" media from PA and I like it more also. The CO2 flows much better thru the bigger media.
I have been using the Aqua Medic hydrocarbonate media before with good results, but it does take a very low (6.40) to get the media to dissolve.

 

[GregM779]

There's little to no benefit, like lunchbucket said, with running a dual chamber. The larger media is great, I run it at 6.2 for a higher alk and after the effluent runs through my refugium and skimmer it doesn't affect my tank pH at all.

 

[jim.l]

MTC MiniCal great for 120 gal/ absolutely rock solid after it's set and no fancy media needed - carib sea geo marine argonite formula.

http://www.marinetechnical.com/page13.html

 

[Lunchbucket]

FishhyRen - like cward said you get more flow around your media which helps a lot

call PA and ask Jeremy about the "knock off" schuran stuff. tell him you want the stuff that Lunchbucket has. not sure why it isn't on thier website though

Lunchbucket

 

[SDguy]

I chose the korallin simply due to it's small footprint (plus the wealth of dragon slayers knowledge on using one )

 

[Rendos]

I used a GEO on my big tank before it broke (the tank, not the reactor), and loved it.

I now use a ReefTek calcium reactor and am equally happy with it.

Both are recirculating designs and are pretty much set and forget.

 

[Treg]

The GEO and Reeftek look like the same design.

That Reeftek Kalk reactor in the back looks like the GEO kalk reactor I had too.

FishhyRen - like cward said you get more flow around your media which helps a lot

I'm not doubting anyone, just curious. Does the larger media also allow larger CO2 bubbles and less time for the C02 in the reactor? Just seems to me that the skimmer philosophy would be in effect here also, Smaller bubbles = more contact area, less C02 used?

 

[cward]

Actually I get more bubbles that are smaller with the bigger media due to less restriction for the CO2 bubbles. I'm not sure how that works on a reactor like the MTC which has a backwards design in which the water flow gets pushed down from the top.

 

[Treg]

I hav'nt put my (your old. ) GEO on the new setup yet, the plumbing is there for it just not the reactor. I might look into this media more.

 

[FishhyRen]

Korallin has been the most common single one so far- people with the MRC ones haven't said what models or if they like them...

 

[Ereefic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6225721#post6225721 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ereefic
Custom CR-1 (MRC)

Yes

I like my MRC reactor. I had it made to fit a certain space that the standard CR-1 wouldn't fit. Having the option to custom size them is a plus.

 

[phishlet]

2 ReefTek reactors. Highly recommended.

 

[DUFFY]

Great question. Anyone using a Geo reactor? Thoughts on it?

 

[FishhyRen]

Anyone else?
Christmas is coming

 

[elephen]

www.aquaticsystemsdesign.com

I love it, I've owned 4 other reactors over the years from various manufacturers and this one takes the cake.

 

[trmiv]

I have a MRC Nano reactor with an DIY second chamber. Works great.

 

[Lincutis]

Geo, I think he has the best and he's a awfully good guy as well.:thumbsup:

 

[Sparky0028]

Geo reactor, model 612. I had it up and running the first day.

Rich

 

[Lunchbucket]

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get it and LOVE it

Lunchbucket