Calcium Reactors for 120 gal

[odie]

Any brand names to avoid? Any feed back is appreciated

 

[AnotherGoldenTeapot]

I have an AquaMedic one.

It was great value for money and came with 10kg of media.

I have a pH controller plumbed into the reaction chamber (the AquaMedic has a port for this). I find I need to keep the pH to 6.2 to get good alkalinity / calcium levels in the effluent.

 

[James Thomas]

After using these for a few years...here are the things I've learned:

-It is absolutely ridiculous not to have one...both economically and for the animals' benefit.

-Do youself a favor...buy a double chambered one

-don't get a K2R or KR2...whatever they are

-don't waste the money on the pH probe and solenoid, they don't really matter...the same tweeking must be done either way.

 

[Katspaw]

I have a geo reactor, 6 inch single chamber on my 90 right now I can list many people who use his and their satifaction with it.

Not all that expensive either.

Tracey

 

[Shaner]

I'm interested as well in this...has anyone used the Precision Marine Calcium Reactor? And is the two chambers really worth the extra expense on a 120 gallon?

Thanks

 

[monkeyboy]

I'm intrested too, as i'm setting up my new 120 tomorrow. What's wrong with k2r's? Just curious.

 

[odie]

Precision Marine? , Knop ? anyone have a favorite.

 

[murrayjim]

I have the perfect reactor for you. It's the MTC mini-cal dual chamber reactor. It will work perfectly on a tank your size.

 

[Shaner]

I've thought about MTC Mini's but that is sort of pushing capacity, without much room for upgrade, and I can't justify (or afford) the cost of a Pro-Cal. Anyone else have ideas on what works or does not work?

 

[eric gregory]

i have a k2r on a 230 sps tank and it works just fine! i just opened the metering valve for the water to release a fast constant drip and adjust your co2 to reach a ph of 6.5. keeps my tank at 400 to 415 and i have 56 colonies of sps and i only add kalk once every two or three days. also look on ebay thats where i bought mine there have been several that went for like 200. to 250.

 

[Iron]

reactors =a place to hold media as the co2 dissolves it. duel = more cc so co2 get used up =less waste. You probaly get the same effect from bigger diameter. But IMo GEO or MYREEF and a few others make nice inexpensive reactor= you can get the reactor and co2 for the cost of a brand name reactor only. JME

 

[wildbill]

I use a MTC pro cal on my 120gal w/ 75gal sump. I've had it for about 5 years now and it works great.

Bill