Korallin Calcium Reactor experts out there

sanababit · 05/22/2008, 09:07 PM

Well i recently bought a new korallin for my 90 gal mostly sps tank, cause i got tired of dosing every day, anyways i need help setting this thing up, i have read and investigated a little so let me run by you my set up.

Korallin calcium ractor 1502
koralith media
5lb CO2 tank
Regulating valve with solenoid
Red Sea CO2 needle valve

Fisrt i set everything up, an mj1200 is pumping water to the calcium reactor as well to other 3 reactor filters (carbon, phosban, NO NO3) i believe i am getting enough water pumped to calcium reactor to work properly; i hooked up regulator to co2 tank, tubing from regulator to red sea needle valve then to korallin bubble counter then to inlet of calcium reactor, cleaned media and reactor really well with regular tap water and filled reactor with clean media...

open valve on tank and first gauge reads 1000 psi, then slowly turned valve on regulator to get about 17-19 psi on secong pressure gauge, since o got an additional needle valve for better control, i opened the needle valve on regulator all the way and used the red sea max as my main control valve, then i start filling the reactor with water and bleed all the air out of it, then on the outflow i set it at about 50-60 drops per minute...

Now here is my problem, i want to set this thing for 10-15 bpm on the co2, but it just isn't happening, on the bubble counter i can see that the co2 struggles to go down the middle tube and when it reaches the end of the tube it accumulates and realeases little bubbles at first and then a big one, its like 2 or 3 bubbles are ok in a 4 second interval and then all of the sudden 3 little bubbles followed by one big one, this is messing with my mind, i have already returned one regulating valve...

questions

50-60 DPM with 10-15 BPM is an ok start to set it up???
why can't i fine tune the CO2???
could it be the brass check valve on korallin??
could the tubing fitting not be tight enough???
do i need more pressure on the outlet pressure gauge???

please enlighten me guys, i know someone out there must of had the same problem.... thanks

sana

sanababit · 05/23/2008, 05:43 PM

no one???

05/22/2008, 09:07 PM	#1
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	Korallin Calcium Reactor experts out there Well i recently bought a new korallin for my 90 gal mostly sps tank, cause i got tired of dosing every day, anyways i need help setting this thing up, i have read and investigated a little so let me run by you my set up. Korallin calcium ractor 1502 koralith media 5lb CO2 tank Regulating valve with solenoid Red Sea CO2 needle valve Fisrt i set everything up, an mj1200 is pumping water to the calcium reactor as well to other 3 reactor filters (carbon, phosban, NO NO3) i believe i am getting enough water pumped to calcium reactor to work properly; i hooked up regulator to co2 tank, tubing from regulator to red sea needle valve then to korallin bubble counter then to inlet of calcium reactor, cleaned media and reactor really well with regular tap water and filled reactor with clean media... open valve on tank and first gauge reads 1000 psi, then slowly turned valve on regulator to get about 17-19 psi on secong pressure gauge, since o got an additional needle valve for better control, i opened the needle valve on regulator all the way and used the red sea max as my main control valve, then i start filling the reactor with water and bleed all the air out of it, then on the outflow i set it at about 50-60 drops per minute... Now here is my problem, i want to set this thing for 10-15 bpm on the co2, but it just isn't happening, on the bubble counter i can see that the co2 struggles to go down the middle tube and when it reaches the end of the tube it accumulates and realeases little bubbles at first and then a big one, its like 2 or 3 bubbles are ok in a 4 second interval and then all of the sudden 3 little bubbles followed by one big one, this is messing with my mind, i have already returned one regulating valve... questions 50-60 DPM with 10-15 BPM is an ok start to set it up??? why can't i fine tune the CO2??? could it be the brass check valve on korallin?? could the tubing fitting not be tight enough??? do i need more pressure on the outlet pressure gauge??? please enlighten me guys, i know someone out there must of had the same problem.... thanks sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

05/23/2008, 05:43 PM	#2
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	no one??? __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae