Calcium Reactor vs. Kalk Reactor

dmbnpj · 02/04/2007, 11:24 PM

What are the advantages of running both of these at the same time? Dont they do the same thing?

bertoni · 02/04/2007, 11:29 PM

They do the same job, in general, but the kalk reactor tends to raise pH and the calcium reactor tends to lower it. Thus lots of people use both.

jag1979 · 02/05/2007, 06:44 AM

calcium reactor is cabable of adding a lot more calcium then a kalk reactor. I use kalk mainly to maintain ph, not really to add calcium although it does add some.

THEKIDSTA1 · 02/05/2007, 07:28 AM

a calcium reactor tends to go out of wack at times therefore adding more Co2 and lowering your ph...to much adjusting if you ask me,,,i would prefer the kalk reactor...

dmbnpj · 02/05/2007, 06:06 PM

Thanks for the input.
Anyone have any experience with a reefconcepts calcium reactor?

02/04/2007, 11:24 PM	#1
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Calcium Reactor vs. Kalk Reactor What are the advantages of running both of these at the same time? Dont they do the same thing?

02/04/2007, 11:29 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	They do the same job, in general, but the kalk reactor tends to raise pH and the calcium reactor tends to lower it. Thus lots of people use both. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/05/2007, 06:44 AM	#3
jag1979 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 982	calcium reactor is cabable of adding a lot more calcium then a kalk reactor. I use kalk mainly to maintain ph, not really to add calcium although it does add some. __________________ clowns, bi-color pseudo, coral beauty, yellow tang GBTA, crocea clam xenia, various polyps/zoa's, candy cane, tree leather, frogspawn, torch, various mushrooms, green/red plate, birdsnest Current Tank Info: 180 AGA, tunze 6100, 6025 and 6060, 3 x 250 mh's, 3 x 80 t5's, ASM G4+

02/05/2007, 07:28 AM	#4
THEKIDSTA1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MIAMI FLORIDA Posts: 76	a calcium reactor tends to go out of wack at times therefore adding more Co2 and lowering your ph...to much adjusting if you ask me,,,i would prefer the kalk reactor... __________________ "LIGHT IS FASTER THAN SOUND....SOMETIMES A PERSON MAY SEEM BRIGHT UNTILL THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTHS AND SPEAK" Current Tank Info: A 180 SPS/LPS TANK

02/05/2007, 06:06 PM	#5
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Thanks for the input. Anyone have any experience with a reefconcepts calcium reactor?