Calcium Reactor and Heat?

demariners · 08/21/2012, 09:53 PM

I have been running a Calcium reactor for a month now with continuous problems. I have upgraded a lot of equipment to fix my issues. My current issue is the pH in the reactor I can get stable for many hours from the 7pm till the morning. During the afternoon the pH rises .07-.14 or so. It is currently located behind a chiller in my garage here in Arizona. It gets about 120 in my garage during the summer. Would this be the cause of the pH rising so much ? Thank you.

Mmiller40gt · 08/21/2012, 10:04 PM

You need ph controller. No matter what causeing your ph to swing the controller will keep it stable

demariners · 08/21/2012, 10:11 PM

I have a controller and I have got it to be stable using this. But still the effluent alkalinity changes from morning to night even if the pH is exactly the same throughout the day.

demariners · 08/21/2012, 10:12 PM

I have relocated the entire system inside the house to do a test and seeiftheheat is the cause.

Mmiller40gt · 08/21/2012, 10:13 PM

Cold water absorbs more co2 than warm water. That has got to be the reason

bnumair · 08/21/2012, 10:14 PM

i run my setup in oklahoma heat with 130+ in garage. i run my cal reactor from 12pm to 12am at 6.6pH.
during day time ph of the tank naturally increases with the lights on.
here is what my graph looks like.
and you can see on this graph that my ph in the reactor also swings between 6.6 to 6.75.

demariners · 08/21/2012, 10:18 PM

Well also mine is located right behind a chiller so I am going to probably move it. I have a high demand so I plan on running it 24/7. Still the alkalinity does change 3-5 dkh from morning to night and that is with the pH stable in the reactor.

08/21/2012, 09:53 PM	#1
demariners Work In Progress Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 972	Calcium Reactor and Heat? I have been running a Calcium reactor for a month now with continuous problems. I have upgraded a lot of equipment to fix my issues. My current issue is the pH in the reactor I can get stable for many hours from the 7pm till the morning. During the afternoon the pH rises .07-.14 or so. It is currently located behind a chiller in my garage here in Arizona. It gets about 120 in my garage during the summer. Would this be the cause of the pH rising so much ? Thank you.

08/21/2012, 10:14 PM	#6
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	i run my setup in oklahoma heat with 130+ in garage. i run my cal reactor from 12pm to 12am at 6.6pH. during day time ph of the tank naturally increases with the lights on. here is what my graph looks like. and you can see on this graph that my ph in the reactor also swings between 6.6 to 6.75. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

08/21/2012, 10:04 PM	#2
Mmiller40gt arrogant reefer Join Date: May 2012 Location: N Texas Posts: 687	You need ph controller. No matter what causeing your ph to swing the controller will keep it stable

08/21/2012, 10:11 PM	#3
demariners Work In Progress Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 972	I have a controller and I have got it to be stable using this. But still the effluent alkalinity changes from morning to night even if the pH is exactly the same throughout the day.

08/21/2012, 10:12 PM	#4
demariners Work In Progress Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 972	I have relocated the entire system inside the house to do a test and seeiftheheat is the cause.

08/21/2012, 10:13 PM	#5
Mmiller40gt arrogant reefer Join Date: May 2012 Location: N Texas Posts: 687	Cold water absorbs more co2 than warm water. That has got to be the reason

08/21/2012, 10:18 PM	#7
demariners Work In Progress Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 972	Well also mine is located right behind a chiller so I am going to probably move it. I have a high demand so I plan on running it 24/7. Still the alkalinity does change 3-5 dkh from morning to night and that is with the pH stable in the reactor.