How often does your kalk mixing pump run on your reactor?

NeveSSL · 01/22/2008, 07:25 PM

Well... not the best way to word it but the best I could come up with.

I was wondering how you guys have your kalk reactors setup as far as how often the pump comes on? I've heard some people do it for like 1 minute every two hours or so. Seems like to me that may be a bit much, but perhaps not.

What do you guys think?

Thanks!

Brandon

shyland83 · 01/22/2008, 07:27 PM

i run mine for a minute every 4 hours and it seems to work.

jsf668 · 01/22/2008, 08:13 PM

I run mine every 6 hrs for 15 mins..Works for me.

NeveSSL · 01/22/2008, 09:54 PM

Awesome guys. Thanks for the replies.

Anyone else?

Brandon

Donw · 01/22/2008, 11:17 PM

You can get a good rough estimate what is needed by just measuring the ph. Stir just long enough to cloud the bottom half of the reactor well below the outlet.

Don

NeveSSL · 01/22/2008, 11:44 PM

I fear that may be impossible as someone put a mag 4 on this beast!

I may try putting something smaller on it... it tends to stay pretty cloudy for a while after running. I'm just not sure how much I want to muck with it if its working ok. I think 1 minute every two hours is probably going to be too much. I'll probably do 1 minute every 5 or 6 hours.

Thanks for the replies!

Brandon

madadi · 01/23/2008, 01:04 AM

i stir my reactor in the evening just before the lights go out and in the middle of the night around 3am. it seems to help with pH fluctuations. now only about .1 pH during the whole day.

Hella · 01/23/2008, 05:57 AM

Great question, I was just going to post the same. Thanks for the reples guys.

FVernese · 01/29/2008, 03:48 PM

NeveSSL, can you tell me what reactor you have. I have had a GEO and it has a small Maxijet that does not stir to much so I have to run it every hour for 10 mins to maintain pH. I am thinking of buying another one with a better pump.

Thanks

NeveSSL · 01/29/2008, 03:52 PM

Its a homemade acrylic reactor with a mag 4 on it. No problem mixing here!

I ended up setting it for every 3 hours. Seems to work great. And the way this one is designed I actually don't get much solid kalk at the top even while mixing... its interesting.

Brandon

mtp · 01/29/2008, 05:15 PM

I have my stir cycle set for 2 minutes every 6 hours. (12,6,12,6) I dose the effluent in small volumes 150 times a day with a liter meter. Sometimes I set the dosing pump a little higher before lights out to dose more during that cycle.

Good thread!

Mike

01/22/2008, 07:25 PM	#1
NeveSSL Got tubes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 6,759	How often does your kalk mixing pump run on your reactor? Well... not the best way to word it but the best I could come up with. I was wondering how you guys have your kalk reactors setup as far as how often the pump comes on? I've heard some people do it for like 1 minute every two hours or so. Seems like to me that may be a bit much, but perhaps not. What do you guys think? Thanks! Brandon __________________ I am proof that post count is not directly proportional to "reef IQ". Zip Ties = Reef Duck Tape Geek it till it MHz!!! Current Tank Info: 180g Build in Process

01/22/2008, 07:27 PM	#2
shyland83 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oakdale, Long Island Posts: 1,550	i run mine for a minute every 4 hours and it seems to work. __________________ -Scott Whenever I’m about to do something, I think “would an idiot do that?” and if they would, I do not do that thing Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef

01/22/2008, 09:54 PM	#4
NeveSSL Got tubes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 6,759	Awesome guys. Thanks for the replies. Anyone else? Brandon __________________ I am proof that post count is not directly proportional to "reef IQ". Zip Ties = Reef Duck Tape Geek it till it MHz!!! Current Tank Info: 180g Build in Process

01/22/2008, 11:44 PM	#6
NeveSSL Got tubes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 6,759	I fear that may be impossible as someone put a mag 4 on this beast! I may try putting something smaller on it... it tends to stay pretty cloudy for a while after running. I'm just not sure how much I want to muck with it if its working ok. I think 1 minute every two hours is probably going to be too much. I'll probably do 1 minute every 5 or 6 hours. Thanks for the replies! Brandon __________________ I am proof that post count is not directly proportional to "reef IQ". Zip Ties = Reef Duck Tape Geek it till it MHz!!! Current Tank Info: 180g Build in Process

01/23/2008, 01:04 AM	#7
madadi ReefOG Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Morton grove, IL Posts: 3,976	i stir my reactor in the evening just before the lights go out and in the middle of the night around 3am. it seems to help with pH fluctuations. now only about .1 pH during the whole day. __________________ -~adrian~- LETS TRADE YUMAS Current Tank Info: Glass box.

01/22/2008, 08:13 PM	#3
jsf668 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurnee, IL Posts: 401	I run mine every 6 hrs for 15 mins..Works for me.

01/22/2008, 11:17 PM	#5
Donw Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,334	You can get a good rough estimate what is needed by just measuring the ph. Stir just long enough to cloud the bottom half of the reactor well below the outlet. Don

01/23/2008, 05:57 AM	#8
Hella Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Green Bay Posts: 599	Great question, I was just going to post the same. Thanks for the reples guys. __________________ The only problem with people that preach about freedom of speech is they also believe it comes with a license to speak without thinking. Click the red house for my 125 build thread. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon reef Solaris H4, 2x2 frag tank 125 gallon fuge/sump, Lifereef VS3-60 skimmer GEO Kalk reactor.

01/29/2008, 03:48 PM	#9
FVernese Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Doylestown Posts: 102	NeveSSL, can you tell me what reactor you have. I have had a GEO and it has a small Maxijet that does not stir to much so I have to run it every hour for 10 mins to maintain pH. I am thinking of buying another one with a better pump. Thanks

01/29/2008, 03:52 PM	#10
NeveSSL Got tubes? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 6,759	Its a homemade acrylic reactor with a mag 4 on it. No problem mixing here! I ended up setting it for every 3 hours. Seems to work great. And the way this one is designed I actually don't get much solid kalk at the top even while mixing... its interesting. Brandon __________________ I am proof that post count is not directly proportional to "reef IQ". Zip Ties = Reef Duck Tape Geek it till it MHz!!! Current Tank Info: 180g Build in Process

01/29/2008, 05:15 PM	#11
mtp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 68	Stir Cycle I have my stir cycle set for 2 minutes every 6 hours. (12,6,12,6) I dose the effluent in small volumes 150 times a day with a liter meter. Sometimes I set the dosing pump a little higher before lights out to dose more during that cycle. Good thread! Mike