Calcium Reactor or Kalkwasser Reactor??? Help Please

uncleant · 12/20/2007, 05:52 PM

Ok so heres the deal. I have a 125 gal. tank with a 55 gal sump/fudge. Can some body please explain the difference between a calcium reactor and a kalkwasser reactor? For top off i am using regular RO/DI water with nothing added to it and i add about 4 gal every other day. Thanks alot.

bertoni · 12/20/2007, 05:54 PM

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

That article might help.

For some tanks, a kalk reactor won't be able to supply enough calcium and alkalinity, so if you want a lot of stony corals, that might be an issue.

Sk8r · 12/20/2007, 06:14 PM

A kalk reactor amply supplies my 54...and I have talked with people up to a 100g that are happy thus far with that; but when you get into larger territory, you may want a calcium reactor.

Bertoni's reference is The Deal.

In a nutshell, a calcium reactor forces more calcium in faster than a kalk reactor can do passively.

usmc121581 · 12/20/2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sk8r
A kalk reactor amply supplies my 54...and I have talked with people up to a 100g that are happy thus far with that; but when you get into larger territory, you may want a calcium reactor.

Bertoni's reference is The Deal.

In a nutshell, a calcium reactor forces more calcium in faster than a kalk reactor can do passively.

I am happy with my kalk reactor on my 120 with 65 sump/fug. But my calcuim demands arent high.

uncleant · 12/20/2007, 07:45 PM

i dont have alot in my tank... only 11 fish and some mushrooms but i am looking into other corals. I cant go to extreem bcause i only have pc's for lights

12/20/2007, 05:52 PM	#1
uncleant Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 251	Calcium Reactor or Kalkwasser Reactor??? Help Please Ok so heres the deal. I have a 125 gal. tank with a 55 gal sump/fudge. Can some body please explain the difference between a calcium reactor and a kalkwasser reactor? For top off i am using regular RO/DI water with nothing added to it and i add about 4 gal every other day. Thanks alot.

12/20/2007, 05:54 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm That article might help. For some tanks, a kalk reactor won't be able to supply enough calcium and alkalinity, so if you want a lot of stony corals, that might be an issue. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/20/2007, 06:14 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	A kalk reactor amply supplies my 54...and I have talked with people up to a 100g that are happy thus far with that; but when you get into larger territory, you may want a calcium reactor. Bertoni's reference is The Deal. In a nutshell, a calcium reactor forces more calcium in faster than a kalk reactor can do passively. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/20/2007, 07:45 PM	#5
uncleant Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 251	i dont have alot in my tank... only 11 fish and some mushrooms but i am looking into other corals. I cant go to extreem bcause i only have pc's for lights