Which calcium reactor?

[Nuuze]

So far all the air fittings has crush type or barb fittings including the regulator so I probably won't have to.

I notice this pH controller has two power ports without reading the instructions yet...one high and one low switch?

 

[tbone28]

I teflon'ed mine, "just in case"
on the controller, you're right.
Where's the wire screen for the bottom of your reactor?

 

[Nuuze]

Okay, maybe I should teflon mine too.

I have the screen for the bottom set aside so my son doesn't add it to his toy collection.


What are your thought's on a feed pump? I have a aqua lifter, a mj1200, an extra 1048 and some even say tap it into your return pump...thoughts?

 

[tbone28]

I had an extra MJ1200, so I used that. Working perfectly. George recommends MS1200 or aqualifter. I considered tapping into my return, but lazy to redo my plumbing

 

[Nuuze]

Wonder if I can tap into my existing MJ1200 that feeds my PhosBan. I'm just trying to avoid another pump in my sump and another plug...

 

[tbone28]

Could work, since you've probably valved down the flow to the Phosban. The rest could go to the GEO, but I wonder if that's enough flow for your GEO? Maybe give George a call?

 

[Nuuze]

Probably could work. But then again adjusting the flow of the PhosBan can affect the amount of ml coming out of the reactor. Never mind, better use a dedicated MJ1200. I'm just over-thinking/daydreaming my setup for this weekend.

 

[tbone28]

LOL, hey, if I had a clean ELOS sump, I'd try to minimize the stuff I put into it as well!

 

[Nuuze]

Got it hooked up last night...

BPM=60
Effluent=50ml

My pH was 7.78 at 9AM. Ideas keeping pH up?

 

[tbone28]

What was your pH prior to turning on your reactor? Are your lights on at 9am? What pH do you have your controller set to?

Are you dripping effluent into your return section? If so, try dripping into 1) skimmer's pump 2) fuge or 3) into a collection cup with airstone in it.

I drip into my fuge.

 

[dvjanes]

You could try adding the effluent water directly to your protein skimmers intake or the mixing chamber itself so that the excess Co2 can get blown off instead of impacting your tank's pH. If that doesn't help you might have to dose Kalkwasser.

 

[Maximus]

You may want to lower the co2 a bit, unless your tank is packed with acros. You can also order a second chamber and increase the ph coming out of it. What is your ph coming out of the reactor? Yes, you could also have the effluent drip near your reactors intake or run kalk at night.

 

[Nuuze]

Ph in my tank was always low to begin with. That's why I been running a GEO kalk reactor that is currently offline. I'm usually 7.9-8.1 with kalk reactor. Should I reconnect it along with calcium reactor? Lighting is 12PM-12AM total.

Effluent water is dripping into a high flow area of the sump currently. I will move it near the skimmer pump intake.

Tank is packed with SPS.

 

[Maximus]

Yes, I would definitely connect the kalk reactor and run it at night. I've seen many successful sps tanks use the kalk reactor in conjunction with the calcium reactor.

 

[Nuuze]

Snug fit! For a second I thought it wasn't going to fit.

Co2 currently off...

 

[Maximus]

Looks awesome, Nuuze. Hopefully, your ph will rise. If not, I really think it shouldn't be a problem. Personally, I think ph is overrated.

 

[tbone28]

Dang, that's a CLEAN stand. Like you hired Molly Maids to organize that for you!

Regarding pH, I've seen some very nice SPS tanks which run about 7.9 consistently w/o issue

 

[mpoletti]

Mike. That is what your PH was when the lights were off. What is it now? Most tanks PH drops when the lights are off and that is why people run a fuge on reverse lighting; to aid in ph stablity.

 

[Nuuze]

Thanks guys!

Instead of using the Aqua Lifter I may just plumb the kalk reactor into my ATO again like I had it for the past year...I'm starting to end up with a crap load of plugs!

 

[Nuuze]

Mark,

Ph is current 7.85 with actinics on since 12PM. Halides normally come on at 3PM but I'm about to do surgery to my fixture using all IceCaps instead of ACLS.