n00b question about calc reactors

attack11 · 08/17/2006, 01:05 PM

hi

i started my first reef tank a couple of weeks ago, and all is well with it. my question relates to it though. i have a planted freshwater tank which i'm going to break down that has pressurized co2 and i was wondering if i might eventually need a calcium reactor on a 33gl (36x12x18).

being new to reefs, i haven't really looked into calcium reactors yet. do they have a place in a small tank or are they mainly for larger ones?

i don't plan on moving to a larger tank for a few years, and i'd feel like a dummy selling off my co2 gear if i can use it down the road.

puffer21 · 08/17/2006, 01:21 PM

To Reef Central

attack11 · 08/17/2006, 01:27 PM

lol ok.

2 tanks, one is a freshwater planted with pressurized co2 (ph monitor/etc). the other is my reef tank which i just started. due to some bad luck with light, my planted tank is dying and i can't recover it so i'm gonna break it down and that leaves me with a bunch of co2 equipment.

should i hold on to it for a calcium reactor? do they have their place in a smaller tank?

i haven't looked into them much (yet).

AZDesertRat · 08/17/2006, 01:48 PM

I would hang on to it. CO2 systems are expensive to buy or replace and you already have everything but the calcium reactor chamber it sounds like. You probably won't need a reactor on a 33G unless you have large quantities of SPS or "hard" corals. If you are like a bunch of us you will end up with a bigger reef system one day though!

Stidd · 08/17/2006, 01:58 PM

attack... Just for the record, I think puffer was simply welcoming you to the site.. His Signature says 'repeat that' and that gets repeated in every post... Kinda funny that you re-stated what you did in your original... I had to chuckle...

:-)

Guy

theatrus · 08/17/2006, 02:27 PM

I'd hang on to it!

CO2 equipment isn't cheap, and who knows, even if it doesn't end up in a reef you may get another planted tank itch.

I like planted tanks myself

attack11 · 08/17/2006, 02:50 PM

ah the sig! i wasn't sure if it was one or not

i was planning on going with a mix of compatible lps/sps/softies; nothing too crazy. mostly medium light/low-medium flow corals so with that plan i figured the co2 could be useful.

08/17/2006, 01:05 PM	#1
attack11 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 66	n00b question about calc reactors hi i started my first reef tank a couple of weeks ago, and all is well with it. my question relates to it though. i have a planted freshwater tank which i'm going to break down that has pressurized co2 and i was wondering if i might eventually need a calcium reactor on a 33gl (36x12x18). being new to reefs, i haven't really looked into calcium reactors yet. do they have a place in a small tank or are they mainly for larger ones? i don't plan on moving to a larger tank for a few years, and i'd feel like a dummy selling off my co2 gear if i can use it down the road.

08/17/2006, 01:21 PM	#2
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	*To Reef Central* __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

08/17/2006, 01:58 PM	#5
Stidd Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Posts: 286	attack... Just for the record, I think puffer was simply welcoming you to the site.. His Signature says 'repeat that' and that gets repeated in every post... Kinda funny that you re-stated what you did in your original... I had to chuckle... :-) Guy __________________ Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well. ~ Jim Rohn Current Tank Info: 30 Gallon All-Glass-Aquarium, Current USA Orbit 36" 2x96W with MoonLights. LifeReef Overflow into a Custom Compact Berlin Sump w/ VS2-24 Skimmer

08/17/2006, 02:27 PM	#6
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	I'd hang on to it! CO2 equipment isn't cheap, and who knows, even if it doesn't end up in a reef you may get another planted tank itch. I like planted tanks myself __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

08/17/2006, 01:27 PM	#3
attack11 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 66	lol ok. 2 tanks, one is a freshwater planted with pressurized co2 (ph monitor/etc). the other is my reef tank which i just started. due to some bad luck with light, my planted tank is dying and i can't recover it so i'm gonna break it down and that leaves me with a bunch of co2 equipment. should i hold on to it for a calcium reactor? do they have their place in a smaller tank? i haven't looked into them much (yet).

08/17/2006, 01:48 PM	#4
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	I would hang on to it. CO2 systems are expensive to buy or replace and you already have everything but the calcium reactor chamber it sounds like. You probably won't need a reactor on a 33G unless you have large quantities of SPS or "hard" corals. If you are like a bunch of us you will end up with a bigger reef system one day though!

08/17/2006, 02:50 PM	#7
attack11 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 66	ah the sig! i wasn't sure if it was one or not i was planning on going with a mix of compatible lps/sps/softies; nothing too crazy. mostly medium light/low-medium flow corals so with that plan i figured the co2 could be useful.