Calcium reactor.Pros and cons.

[DEEPWATER]

im looking into get a calcium reactor ,im sick of put it in with parts a/b or drip kalk ,i have 200 lbs of live rock ,lots of crabs and snails ,soft corals,lps.

what are the pros and cons on have a calcium reactor ,and did anyone experiance any problems with it ?

 

[spykes]

pros gives you alk MG and CA, some of the other trace elements back

con lowers PH of water.

 

[marrone]

You need to make sure that the unit is setup correctly and have safe guards, controllers and cut off switches, in place so in case some thing happens you don't have an injection of CO2 into your tank which could kill everything from a big drop in Ph. Check RC and you'll find a bunch of posts about this.

 

[DEEPWATER]

ok,,so ill have to buff the water with a ph buffer to keep it up ?

 

[DEEPWATER]

i see ,,,when i purchase my unit ill make sure to ask for help installing from someone who know how to ,the correct way ,with safe guards and cut off ,,

Precision Marine is a good reactor ?

 

[ShaunW]

ok,,so ill have to buff the water with a ph buffer to keep it up ?

I wouldn't do that.

Just make sure you buy an oversized reactor for your tank, that way your pH will remain more stable. Also, duel reactor chambers will also limit the decrease in pH from the reactor.

 

[spykes]

exactly, like how i have a twin tower 6 inch reactor for a 20 gallon LOL

 

[ShaunW]

exactly, like how i have a twin tower 6 inch reactor for a 20 gallon LOL

Now that's what I call supercharged!!

 

[herman]

One of the safeguards many employ, is the use of a PH controller/monitor such as american marine pinpoint This unit will turn the reactor/CO2 on or off depending on the PH levels in your tank.