Corallife Calcium Reactor

tthnow · 10/09/2008, 04:28 PM

It's only $140 - good bad? most important does it work?

Bonneville08 · 10/09/2008, 06:35 PM

Hello,
I have a different brand and no experience with this unit, but I'm a busybody and will pipe up anyway. If you buy that unit, you will also need a feed pump like an Aqua Lifter ($13), a CO2 regulator ($100 with solenoid), a CO2 bottle filled ($90), and media ($15) at a minimum. This is still cheaper than most and may work very well. With all reactors you need to watch over them because of excess CO2.
That is not your question, but I hope it helps anyway.
Good luck

abulgin · 10/09/2008, 07:47 PM

If its quality/functionality is anything like the Coralife Super Skimmers, it's a huge waste of money and a piece of crap. I've never used a Calc reactor, much less a Coralife, but there's a reason it's so cheap . . . With some things, I believe price is no indicator of quality/functionality, but based on my experience with a Super Skimmer I am of the opinion that Coralife equipment is cheap because it sucks.

My guess is you'd buy this thing, buy all the stuff you need as stated above, and you'd end up wishing you'd saved your money for a Deltec, Koralin, etc.

10/09/2008, 04:28 PM	#1
tthnow Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hughson Posts: 513	Corallife Calcium Reactor It's only $140 - good bad? most important does it work?

10/09/2008, 06:35 PM	#2
Bonneville08 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Goodyear, AZ Posts: 513	Hello, I have a different brand and no experience with this unit, but I'm a busybody and will pipe up anyway. If you buy that unit, you will also need a feed pump like an Aqua Lifter ($13), a CO2 regulator ($100 with solenoid), a CO2 bottle filled ($90), and media ($15) at a minimum. This is still cheaper than most and may work very well. With all reactors you need to watch over them because of excess CO2. That is not your question, but I hope it helps anyway. Good luck __________________ Edge you mah cating myself Check out my gallery if you desire. Current Tank Info: 50 gallon mix of soft, LPS and SPS, two croceas, two maximas, a few fish, turf filter with skimmer, MH and PC lighting, chiller, Calcium Reactor and wave2k.

10/09/2008, 07:47 PM	#3
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	If its quality/functionality is anything like the Coralife Super Skimmers, it's a huge waste of money and a piece of crap. I've never used a Calc reactor, much less a Coralife, but there's a reason it's so cheap . . . With some things, I believe price is no indicator of quality/functionality, but based on my experience with a Super Skimmer I am of the opinion that Coralife equipment is cheap because it sucks. My guess is you'd buy this thing, buy all the stuff you need as stated above, and you'd end up wishing you'd saved your money for a Deltec, Koralin, etc.