who uses a calcium reactor?

snaza · 06/06/2006, 08:22 AM

who uses a calcium reactor? or just manually add?

E-A-G-L-E-S · 06/06/2006, 08:25 AM

i dose B-Ionic daily for now....but when all of my sps frags start growing and consuming more, i will get a Ca. Reactor

CamBarr · 06/06/2006, 09:40 AM

i would only get a ca reactor if dosing becomes a hassle

old salty · 06/06/2006, 10:03 AM

Mine should be delivered today, so I said yes. Manual dosing means more testing than I care to do.

Fusch13 · 06/06/2006, 10:07 AM

I was dosing for about 5 yrs, after adding all it up i hit myself for not getting a calcium reactor. The upfront price can give anyone sticker shock, but think about what you purchase over a year in dosing by hand.....Is it worth it, yes, so far i am able to keep a stable 500 level on my calcium, with little effort....

So, to answer the poll, yes i bought one, have used one, and now pleasantly happy with my decision to make the plunge!

oneil · 06/06/2006, 06:44 PM

i was dosing for a year untill i diy a dual chamber dose no more.

ROB2005 · 06/06/2006, 07:34 PM

i built one myself....cus im hardly home to dose supplements....i have few clams and SPS corals to take care of

eddie c · 06/06/2006, 08:11 PM

i used to dose just kalk, then i got a ca reactor and my ph started dropping so now i dose kalk and use a reactor, now ph and ca levels are perfect.

chadfarmer · 06/06/2006, 08:37 PM

yes and my favorite is the schuran

snaza · 06/07/2006, 04:45 AM

where can i find a GOOD DIY reactor? how much the H2o bottles?

old salty · 06/07/2006, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by snaza
where can i find a GOOD DIY reactor? how much the H2o bottles?

I think you mean CO2.

I purchased a 10 lb bottle filled for $100.

snaza · 06/08/2006, 02:59 AM

ahha, sorry co2. i think i had to many beers last night. how long would 10 lb bottle last? 90G tank

seg24 · 06/08/2006, 06:15 AM

I use a Korallin reactor

ROB2005 · 06/08/2006, 07:19 AM

a ten pound bottle should last several months between refills......always check for leaks every now and then to ensure none of it is leaking prematurely

RobinsonFam1 · 06/08/2006, 09:59 AM

i was dosing a gallon a month of each a/b ionic at $20+ bottle. one month later i had a reactor.........i have already saved a few hundred smackers

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06/06/2006, 08:22 AM	#1
snaza Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,393	who uses a calcium reactor? who uses a calcium reactor? or just manually add?

06/06/2006, 08:25 AM	#2
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	i dose B-Ionic daily for now....but when all of my sps frags start growing and consuming more, i will get a Ca. Reactor __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

06/06/2006, 09:40 AM	#3
CamBarr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Irvine, SOCAL Posts: 2,365	i would only get a ca reactor if dosing becomes a hassle __________________ Cam Barr

06/06/2006, 10:03 AM	#4
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	Mine should be delivered today, so I said yes. Manual dosing means more testing than I care to do. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

06/06/2006, 10:07 AM	#5
Fusch13 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Centerville ohio Posts: 7,606	I was dosing for about 5 yrs, after adding all it up i hit myself for not getting a calcium reactor. The upfront price can give anyone sticker shock, but think about what you purchase over a year in dosing by hand.....Is it worth it, yes, so far i am able to keep a stable 500 level on my calcium, with little effort.... So, to answer the poll, yes i bought one, have used one, and now pleasantly happy with my decision to make the plunge! __________________ Gas....Coral......Gas....Coral...ahhh who needs to go anywhere...CORAL!!! Current Tank Info: JBJ rl nano 20, aq ax360z. Still building.....

06/06/2006, 06:44 PM	#6
oneil Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chatsworth, ca Posts: 77	i was dosing for a year untill i diy a dual chamber dose no more.

06/06/2006, 07:34 PM	#7
ROB2005 Reefing Is My Passion! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 719	i built one myself....cus im hardly home to dose supplements....i have few clams and SPS corals to take care of __________________ If at first you don't succeed at reefing, break it down and set back up😁 Current Tank Info: 75 gallon corner overflow, 4-54W T-5 , dozen blue hermits, tiger pistol/yellow watchman goby, royal gramma, banghai and pajama cardinals

06/06/2006, 08:11 PM	#8
eddie c Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 414	i used to dose just kalk, then i got a ca reactor and my ph started dropping so now i dose kalk and use a reactor, now ph and ca levels are perfect. __________________ EDDIE. "don't believe everything you think" Current Tank Info: 75g reef ready with 40 gallon trigger sump/refugium , tunze power head, vectra 2 return pump, Kessil AP9X lighting, reef octopus skimmer and have a battery back for both pumps.

06/06/2006, 08:37 PM	#9
chadfarmer Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ST Charles, MO far from nanook Posts: 11,045 Blog Entries: 1	yes and my favorite is the schuran __________________ If you think you know the answer than ask 3 more people the question Current Tank Info: 200 Gal RR,ATB medium, 4 AI blue sol,230 LBS LIVE ROCK, no sand , 40 GAL sump, airstar1800, 3 tunze 6105 1- 6205 1-6305, Geo 818, profilux3ex with toys

06/07/2006, 04:45 AM	#10
snaza Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,393	where can i find a GOOD DIY reactor? how much the H2o bottles? __________________ T5 SPS 60x33x20 Display Tank + 50x16x8 Frag Tank - 10x54W ATI Powermodule \| 2 x Tunze 6205 \| Tunze 6105 \| 2 x modded Tunze 6025 \| Polario 15ML (Frag Tank) \| ATB white cone Skimmer with Airstar 1500 \| WM Ecobak in TLF 550 Current Tank Info: 60x33x20 SPS T5 DT + 52x16x8 FT, 4x2x2, 30x10x8

06/08/2006, 02:59 AM	#12
snaza Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,393	ahha, sorry co2. i think i had to many beers last night. how long would 10 lb bottle last? 90G tank __________________ T5 SPS 60x33x20 Display Tank + 50x16x8 Frag Tank - 10x54W ATI Powermodule \| 2 x Tunze 6205 \| Tunze 6105 \| 2 x modded Tunze 6025 \| Polario 15ML (Frag Tank) \| ATB white cone Skimmer with Airstar 1500 \| WM Ecobak in TLF 550 Current Tank Info: 60x33x20 SPS T5 DT + 52x16x8 FT, 4x2x2, 30x10x8

06/08/2006, 06:15 AM	#13
seg24 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17	I use a Korallin reactor

06/08/2006, 07:19 AM	#14
ROB2005 Reefing Is My Passion! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 719	a ten pound bottle should last several months between refills......always check for leaks every now and then to ensure none of it is leaking prematurely __________________ If at first you don't succeed at reefing, break it down and set back up😁 Current Tank Info: 75 gallon corner overflow, 4-54W T-5 , dozen blue hermits, tiger pistol/yellow watchman goby, royal gramma, banghai and pajama cardinals

06/08/2006, 09:59 AM	#15
RobinsonFam1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA Posts: 616	i was dosing a gallon a month of each a/b ionic at $20+ bottle. one month later i had a reactor.........i have already saved a few hundred smackers