people with calcium reators

timi hendrix · 04/19/2007, 07:43 PM

what do you all do to keep your ph up in your reefs and what kind of reator do you have thanks for your imput

jdieck · 04/20/2007, 02:12 AM

Try this things in the following order:

a) If you run your reactor at higher than 6.5 PH try lowering the reactor's PH to 6.5 and adjust the effluent to still match your alkalinity consumption. In other words a reactor can add alkalinity with high effluent anf higher PH (More of less saturated effluent) or with smaller effluent and lower PH (Less effluent but more saturated). The second less more saturated tends to lower the tank PH the least.

b) Drip the effluent on the skimmer input

c) If you are using large sized media and your reactor is not a Deltec (Which requires special media) try switching to regular ARM media. As it dissolves at higher PH it will help not dopping your tank PH that much.

d) Try getting outside air feed into the skimmer air inlet.

e) If you do not have one, try installing a reactor second chamber.

f) Drip Kalk at night, readjust your reactor for the reduction of requirements.

g) Buy a larger Ca Reactor.

frederickk · 04/20/2007, 04:56 AM

Very good info jdieck.

04/19/2007, 07:43 PM	#1
timi hendrix Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 339	people with calcium reators what do you all do to keep your ph up in your reefs and what kind of reator do you have thanks for your imput __________________ 105 Gallon AGA 30 Gallon Sump Euro-Reef ES5-3 2- 175 W 10K MH 3- 110 vho Actinics quiet one pump

04/20/2007, 02:12 AM	#2
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	Try this things in the following order: a) If you run your reactor at higher than 6.5 PH try lowering the reactor's PH to 6.5 and adjust the effluent to still match your alkalinity consumption. In other words a reactor can add alkalinity with high effluent anf higher PH (More of less saturated effluent) or with smaller effluent and lower PH (Less effluent but more saturated). The second less more saturated tends to lower the tank PH the least. b) Drip the effluent on the skimmer input c) If you are using large sized media and your reactor is not a Deltec (Which requires special media) try switching to regular ARM media. As it dissolves at higher PH it will help not dopping your tank PH that much. d) Try getting outside air feed into the skimmer air inlet. e) If you do not have one, try installing a reactor second chamber. f) Drip Kalk at night, readjust your reactor for the reduction of requirements. g) Buy a larger Ca Reactor. __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium

04/20/2007, 04:56 AM	#3
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Very good info jdieck.