Apex and Calcium Reactor Question.

21chip21 · 01/03/2015, 06:01 AM

Just started using a Calcium reactor. Geo 618 and the CarbonDoser Electronic Co2 Regulator from Aquarium plants on a 10 pound bottle. With ARM Media. Tank is a 150 with 40 gallon sump. Water has been good. ALK at 9.2 cal. 480 and mag. at 1300. Its been running for 2 mo. Question I have is im watching it all will the
neptune system and every 5 days i have to slow down CO2 in Calcium reactor start getting Ph spikes in the reactor. I have the Co2 balanced with Apex from low Ph of 7.05 to High 7.10. and Ph in reactor rides at 7.06 to 7.085 great. and makes a flat line for ph for the most part and in 5 days looking at Apex graph. It will start to spike, Apex starts to turn on and off. If I slow the Regulator down it will flatten out the PH graph in reactor for five more days.
Everything looks clean still good flow of water out of reactor.
Any ideas?
Is the CarbonDoser timer out of whack any one have this problem?

21chip21 · 01/03/2015, 06:25 AM

Graph of apex

21chip21 · 01/03/2015, 06:31 AM

Picture of Graph is above.

Vinny Kreyling · 01/03/2015, 09:43 AM

Try reading this;
www.diesyst.com
Wrong page -- sorry

Vinny Kreyling · 01/03/2015, 09:45 AM

try reading this:
reef.diesyst.com

oshanickreef · 02/09/2015, 07:48 AM

i just ordered this same reactor and would love to hear feedback... the calcium reactor thing kinda freaks me out but my corals are just geting too large to keep up with dosing

01/03/2015, 06:01 AM	#1
21chip21 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Waterford, Mi. Posts: 122	Apex and Calcium Reactor Question. Just started using a Calcium reactor. Geo 618 and the CarbonDoser Electronic Co2 Regulator from Aquarium plants on a 10 pound bottle. With ARM Media. Tank is a 150 with 40 gallon sump. Water has been good. ALK at 9.2 cal. 480 and mag. at 1300. Its been running for 2 mo. Question I have is im watching it all will the neptune system and every 5 days i have to slow down CO2 in Calcium reactor start getting Ph spikes in the reactor. I have the Co2 balanced with Apex from low Ph of 7.05 to High 7.10. and Ph in reactor rides at 7.06 to 7.085 great. and makes a flat line for ph for the most part and in 5 days looking at Apex graph. It will start to spike, Apex starts to turn on and off. If I slow the Regulator down it will flatten out the PH graph in reactor for five more days. Everything looks clean still good flow of water out of reactor. Any ideas? Is the CarbonDoser timer out of whack any one have this problem?

01/03/2015, 06:31 AM	#3
21chip21 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Waterford, Mi. Posts: 122	Picture of Graph is above. Last edited by 21chip21; 01/03/2015 at 06:41 AM.

02/09/2015, 07:48 AM	#6
oshanickreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 2,367	i just ordered this same reactor and would love to hear feedback... the calcium reactor thing kinda freaks me out but my corals are just geting too large to keep up with dosing __________________ Mixed Peaceful Reef :) ~140 Gallons of Water Non-agro fish Instagram: Oshanickreef

01/03/2015, 09:43 AM	#4
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Try reading this; www.diesyst.com Wrong page -- sorry

01/03/2015, 09:45 AM	#5
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	try reading this: reef.diesyst.com