Anyone using octopus calcium reactor?

TheOtherReefer · 01/31/2008, 09:46 AM

jrpdriver · 01/31/2008, 01:06 PM

I am using the dual chamber Octopus, it is by far the best calcium reactor I have ever used and it was way cheaper than other reactors. It was very well designed and made. The first chamber is designed so that only water flows through into the second chamber and the co2 gets recirculated in the first chamber. Also, the chambers are enormous, they could easily hold 12 pounds of media each. The only thing I don't like is that the Ph probe port is in the secong chamber, but after a few days of observation it seems that the first chamber ph is .4 lower than the second chamber so if you are using a controller you can adjust accordingly

mbbuna · 01/31/2008, 01:11 PM

i use the duel chamber one also and like it. very easy to tune IMO. i run mine blind and never have to mess with it. my last reactor cost more then 3x what this reactor did and i hated it

TheOtherReefer · 01/31/2008, 01:20 PM

thanks so much guys

01/31/2008, 09:46 AM	#1
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01/31/2008, 01:20 PM	#4
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01/31/2008, 01:06 PM	#2
jrpdriver Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,463	I am using the dual chamber Octopus, it is by far the best calcium reactor I have ever used and it was way cheaper than other reactors. It was very well designed and made. The first chamber is designed so that only water flows through into the second chamber and the co2 gets recirculated in the first chamber. Also, the chambers are enormous, they could easily hold 12 pounds of media each. The only thing I don't like is that the Ph probe port is in the secong chamber, but after a few days of observation it seems that the first chamber ph is .4 lower than the second chamber so if you are using a controller you can adjust accordingly

01/31/2008, 01:11 PM	#3
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	i use the duel chamber one also and like it. very easy to tune IMO. i run mine blind and never have to mess with it. my last reactor cost more then 3x what this reactor did and i hated it