Calcium Reactor

Laura and Jim will be hosting the May meeting this Saturday the 12th and it will be the usual of food, drinks, raffle and fun.
 
Doors will be open at 6:00 pm for social talk and the meeting will start at 7:00.  Parking gets a little tight and the city says you can't park on 4th but there is a parking lot a block away.   Meeting is usually held in the backyard so feel free to bring your favorite lawn chair, weather permitting of course.

If you need address/directions, contact a club member.

Best if you park at Mini Mall (where the spaghetti establishment use to be)
 
You will get to see his new frag tank set up in the making.
 
Hope to see you there!

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[abushr]

The Ph in my tank tends to run low, so I'm always adding a buffer to keep it in the right range.  Since I will be gone most of the summer, I'm trying to make my tank as self sufficient as possible...that way my hubby and kids are basically responsible for feeding only.
Will a calcium reactor level out my Ph problems?  I've found one (Korallin C1502) that I think will do the trick.  So am I heading in the right direction?  Or do calcium reactors deal with other issues? 

Thanks,
Angie

[Nate C.]

Ca reactors will actually lower pH.  You need something more along the line of a Kalk reactor.  BUT if you don't have a method of controlling them, running either without someone that likes the tanks and is going to be responsible and check things at least once a day would be pretty risky.

[Ed]

I am a calcium reactor fan.   I drip the effluent into area right in front of protien skimmer intake.   I do like to test once a week.    But after system is stable with demands I think its very easy. 

[Nate C.]

    But after system is stable with demands I think its very easy. 

There's the key...it just takes work to get it to that point.  And...it will still lower pH as a general rule.  If she's already struggling with low pH, CaRx isn't going to help that situation, don't you agree?

[fraggy]

Calcium reactors take alot of tweeking, so they are not setup and move on.  Also, depending on your tank load, you may have to add media every few months or refill the CO2 bottle especially if it is a smaller one..  And like the others said, they do lower Ph.  Some people time them to only run during the day when the Ph is natually higher.   In general, Calcium and Kalkwater reactor do require attention, so I would not count on one freeing you from the burden of checking your tank at least weekly.  When they need to be adjusted, they usually require an aquarium addict.

[Ed]

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/index.php

A little read for those wanting to do a Calcium reactor.