Calcium Reactor & Co2 cylinder
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I run mine where it releases bubbles every 8 seconds or so. I try to tune it so the apex doesn't turn it on and off all the time (my apex turns mine off and on 3-4 times a day). As your demands increase you will have to increase the frequency of the bubble release or the amount/size of bubbles. Also I would look into getting another check valve
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So putit on the number 8? I really wanna say thanks for all of your help it was your idea that is leading me to success and saying don't give up on it just yet.I run mine where it releases bubbles every 8 seconds or so. I try to tune it so the apex doesn't turn it on and off all the time (my apex turns mine off and on 3-4 times a day). As your demands increase you will have to increase the frequency of the bubble release or the amount/size of bubbles. Also I would look into getting another check valve
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I am going to order some Co2 line just to be safe. I would rather order line than another doser. I paid 450 for the CR618 with the doser all together. I thought it was a steal/.
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I have said it once before this is the best community for a confused and baffled reefer. I guess I should probably pay attention to this chemistry class since the reactor seems to be working now. I have a nice slow drip kamora is set to 15ml/min carbon doser is on 8 all is well.
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Well, I found out there was something definitely wrong with the used Carbon Doser. I ended up purchasing a new one and it arrived at my office a few minutes ago. The used one I purchased will not allow the regulating of the Co2 it's either all or nothing. No matter what number I selected on the dial I saw so many bubbles in the bubble counter that I could not count they were coming out so fast. The only way I could somewhat regulate the Co2 was to lower the psi to 1.5 and that seemed like it was still too much I had to stop my Kamora because in so little time it dropped the pH in the reactor chamber whereas I had not dosed in Ca or alk like I normally do by the time that doser was finished i was good to go on calcium and alk so I turned it all off until i can connect my new regulator. My calcium is once again great and so is dkh but had it not been a tad low I would have overshot it. My dkh was 8.3 I like it at 8.5 and my Ca was at 390 and I try to keep it at 420. I did not mind the dip because I wanted to see this reactor at work well it did but I have to drain the water in the reactor now because the Ph is 6.28 and it probably gonna be goo by the time I get home lol. But at least you guys @DC Reefer helped me find the problem. I wonder if I can have this used one fixed. It does not even look the same
the number is different.
the number is different.
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