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Unread 08/30/2007, 11:39 PM   #1
spike78
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Question Calcium Reactor vs Lime Water

This is probably a noobish question, but I'm a little confused. Does a Calcium Reactor nullify the need to dose lime water (kalkwasser) in top-off water? Are both techniques used to solve the same problems with depleted calcium?

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Unread 08/31/2007, 01:54 AM   #2
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A calcium reactor can provide all the alkalinity and calcium that a tank needs, if it's large enough. Limewater also adds alkalinity and calcium, but is a fairly dilute source. Reactors tend to lower the pH, and limewater tends to raise it, so one or the other, or both, might be useful.


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Unread 08/31/2007, 02:21 PM   #3
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a kalk reactor is usually used with a ca reactor to stabilize ph. depending on how stocked you tank is, you could do a 2 part right now.


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