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10/20/2006, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Corning Ny
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calcium reactor, worth it?
is a calcium reactor really worth the inital investment, opinions people,<)
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10/20/2006, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Idaho
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Depends on what your Ca/Alk consumption rate is like and how much daily maintenance you have. If you are running a heavily loaded SPS tank, it's tough to keep up with the demands of the corals. If you have a simple FOWLR setup, the demands are lower and you might get by with 2-Part additives and water changes.
Once setup, Ca Reactors are wonderful at keeping things in balance and adding essential Calcium and Alk supplements. It's really a cost justification and tank loading question. With that said, if you have some basic shop skills and tools, you can build a pretty simple Ca reactor in your garage. We built one and used it for years before purchasing a 2-chamber setup for our latest in-wall system. You don't necessarily need a pH controller if you have a good regulator set and bubble counter. -Doug |
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10/20/2006, 10:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: The Island of Misfit Toys
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I think they are worth it. I tried the dosing thing and it got old before the end of the week.
I don't use a pH controller with mine and have had quite a boring time not being able to fiddle with it (at least a skimmer cup needs to be emptied once a week!)
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