calcium reactors

tigershark4 · 02/16/2006, 02:40 PM

I am interested in purchasing a calcium reactor. I was recommended to myreefcreations. anyone have any info about their units or sugestions. thank you

whap · 02/17/2006, 04:50 PM

I got one a while back and it works great i got it dialed in at 725 outgoing effluent and it hols my alk at 8 for a sps dominated tanks and comes with great instructions.

DJ88© · 02/19/2006, 10:31 PM

This thread has been moved to the current forum.

mrcool · 02/21/2006, 08:38 AM

I have a reeftek and am happy with it so far.

Codeman00 · 02/21/2006, 09:49 AM

GEO.

Marco3995 · 02/21/2006, 10:33 AM

MTC (Marine Technical Concepts) a bit more expensive but comes with quality parts, Eheim pump and most important medical quality guages. No need to get mad at it becasue it won`t hold a setting, been there done that. I have always said you get what you pay for.

jda · 02/21/2006, 10:58 AM

There are a million good reactors out there. You cannot go wrong with most of them.

Key features for me:

Eheim Pump
Reverse Flow
Aspriring Venturi for the CO2

s10willy · 02/21/2006, 11:02 AM

jda,

Can you give a quick lesson on an aspiring venturi and why it is nice to have?

Thanks.

jpfelix · 02/21/2006, 11:03 AM

absolutly reverse flow! other than that it's a tube to hold media, a pump to circulate and mix co2. some are waaay overpriced!

robthorn · 02/21/2006, 11:04 AM

check out shuran they are more efficient and are the only one to reengineer calcium reactors and they did a great job in my opinion. I think it recirculates unused co2. oh yeah craftsmanship is second to none I have seen. I used to own a geo 6 x 18 and it was ok for the money.

jda · 02/21/2006, 11:11 AM

The aspiring venturi mixes the CO2 bubble with the water in the impellar and gets it dissolved faster while it chops it up. If the bubbles have to dissolve in the chamber, it is a slower process. It is probably not that big of a deal and most of them have it anyway.

Korallin is also supposed to be the same thing as the shuran where they reuse CO2.

I have a korallin and like it. 2 years on the same bottle of CO2.

02/16/2006, 02:40 PM	#1
tigershark4 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 96	calcium reactors I am interested in purchasing a calcium reactor. I was recommended to myreefcreations. anyone have any info about their units or sugestions. thank you

02/19/2006, 10:31 PM	#3
DJ88© Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: BC. Canada. Posts: 14,351	This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ Darren Beauty fades.... Stupid is forever...... Current Tank Info: 34 Gal Solana with some lights.. and pumps that make water move. And fish...

02/17/2006, 04:50 PM	#2
whap Moved On Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 70	I got one a while back and it works great i got it dialed in at 725 outgoing effluent and it hols my alk at 8 for a sps dominated tanks and comes with great instructions.

02/21/2006, 08:38 AM	#4
mrcool Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 101	I have a reeftek and am happy with it so far.

02/21/2006, 09:49 AM	#5
Codeman00 Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Goodlettsville, TN Posts: 1,664	GEO.

02/21/2006, 10:33 AM	#6
Marco3995 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 76	MTC (Marine Technical Concepts) a bit more expensive but comes with quality parts, Eheim pump and most important medical quality guages. No need to get mad at it becasue it won`t hold a setting, been there done that. I have always said you get what you pay for.

02/21/2006, 10:58 AM	#7
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	There are a million good reactors out there. You cannot go wrong with most of them. Key features for me: Eheim Pump Reverse Flow Aspriring Venturi for the CO2

02/21/2006, 11:02 AM	#8
s10willy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 404	jda, Can you give a quick lesson on an aspiring venturi and why it is nice to have? Thanks.

02/21/2006, 11:03 AM	#9
jpfelix Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: jefferson city, mo Posts: 678	absolutly reverse flow! other than that it's a tube to hold media, a pump to circulate and mix co2. some are waaay overpriced!

02/21/2006, 11:04 AM	#10
robthorn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: largo florida Posts: 5,089	check out shuran they are more efficient and are the only one to reengineer calcium reactors and they did a great job in my opinion. I think it recirculates unused co2. oh yeah craftsmanship is second to none I have seen. I used to own a geo 6 x 18 and it was ok for the money.

02/21/2006, 11:11 AM	#11
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	The aspiring venturi mixes the CO2 bubble with the water in the impellar and gets it dissolved faster while it chops it up. If the bubbles have to dissolve in the chamber, it is a slower process. It is probably not that big of a deal and most of them have it anyway. Korallin is also supposed to be the same thing as the shuran where they reuse CO2. I have a korallin and like it. 2 years on the same bottle of CO2.