Calcium reactor feed pump

[Yanir34]

Hello reefers , for those of you that have calcium reactor setup - how do you feed your reactor ?
At the beginning , I fed my reactor with sicce syncra 0.5 , with T pipe because I was afraid that the pressure inside the reactor will be too high and literally will explode it.
My concernd also had with the needel valve- it also would build more pressure inside the reactor due to the fact that smaller amounts of water could got out of the reactor- more pressure inside of the reactor.
Evauntly, I connected Kamoer fx-stp pump in pull method , but that seems to be not good solution.

How do you connect sicce (or other powerhead) to your reactor , at the right way ? especially with GEO's calcium reactor ?
Great reactor with supreme build quality , by the way !

 

[backbayreef]

Hello reefers , for those of you that have calcium reactor setup - how do you feed your reactor ?
At the beginning , I fed my reactor with sicce syncra 0.5 , with T pipe because I was afraid that the pressure inside the reactor will be too high and literally will explode it.
My concernd also had with the needel valve- it also would build more pressure inside the reactor due to the fact that smaller amounts of water could got out of the reactor- more pressure inside of the reactor.
Evauntly, I connected Kamoer fx-stp pump in pull method , but that seems to be not good solution.

How do you connect sicce (or other powerhead) to your reactor , at the right way ? especially with GEO's calcium reactor ?
Great reactor with supreme build quality , by the way !

I have done it several ways - pushing through the reactor with a needle valve, pushing through the return’s manifold, and pull through a Kamoer. I’ve found that pulling using the Kamoer is best and precise way.

Curious why it’s not a good solution?

 

[Magok]

Im using a kamoer pump with geo reactor in push method, almost a year now and output is precise.

 

[Yanir34]

I have done it several ways - pushing through the reactor with a needle valve, pushing through the return’s manifold, and pull through a Kamoer. I’ve found that pulling using the Kamoer is best and precise way.

Curious why it’s not a good solution?

Air leaks at the pipes of kamoer

 

[Yanir34]

I'm really curious- how does people's connected power head as feed pump for this reactor.

 

[backbayreef]

Air leaks at the pipes of kamoer

Have you tried to push through the reactor then?

I'm really curious- how does people's connected power head as feed pump for this reactor.

Mine is fed from a manifold and a precision valve

Again — all works fine. If you get air leaks, then push with a feed pump might work better. This is what I have pushed from a manifold. If you worry about too much pressure, you can put a JG valve in front of the 1/4” feed line.

 

[Yanir34]

Have you tried to push through the reactor then?


Mine is fed from a manifold and a precision valve

Again — all works fine. If you get air leaks, then push with a feed pump might work better. This is what I have pushed from a manifold. If you worry about too much pressure, you can put a JG valve in front of the 1/4” feed line.

What is exactly "JG valve" ?

 

[backbayreef]

What is exactly "JG valve" ?

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[backbayreef]

This is what I use to control flow.

Precision Needle Valve Push to Connect | Geo's Reef

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[backbayreef]

Here is the manifold side. I throttle flow a little bit since the return is a 3750+ gph Abyzz.

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[Yanir34]

This is what I use to control flow.

Precision Needle Valve Push to Connect | Geo's Reef

www.geosreef.com

Correct me if I'm wrong - the power head is connected to the JG valve to IN port of the rector .
At the OUT port of the reactor, the needle valve is connected ,to control the effluent rate ?

 

[Yanir34]

Or simply install the kamoer at PULL method and check the pipes for air leaks haha

 

[Tangdora]

I use a Kamoer to pull but also feeding from a spare port off my manifold. Not running a valve on my in particular as Output out my manifold with my other equipment attached is only 2psi. Which fall into the 1-3 psi range that the carbon doser 2.0 I run allows so I have that dialed at 2psi as well to match pressures.

 

[backbayreef]

Or simply install the kamoer at PULL method and check the pipes for air leaks haha

Ugh - see above? lol

Correct me if I'm wrong - the power head is connected to the JG valve to IN port of the rector .
At the OUT port of the reactor, the needle valve is connected ,to control the effluent rate ?

Manifold (or pump) -> JG valve -> CaRx IN -> Needle Valve -> OUT

 

[archipelago]

Unless you are willing to check and monitor your effluent flow rate, low pressure solutions (non-peristaltic) simply will not work. Flow rate is largely impacted by buildup of algae and bio films, bacteria, etc., and is inevitable. An option I have implemented before is using a Dwyer (or similar) flow meter to monitor flow rate from a return manifold, for things like media reactors, etc.

Unfortunately, push-connect fittings do not work well in vacuum, which is why you are experiencing issues with air entrainment. You need to "bite the bullet" and either get rid of the JG fittings on the suction side of your Kamoer and reactor, or switch to 'push' mode to maintain consistent effluent output.

 

[backbayreef]

Why two different threads? Consolidating….

Pull or Push ?

Hello reefers , I want to hear your opinion: which is bette - pull or push method , at calcium reactor ? I know that each method has its pros and cons . For the pull method , It's just pulling water through the reactor with Kamoer FXTP pump. for the push method , It's just pushing water...

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[Yanir34]

Why two different threads? Consolidating….

Pull or Push ?

Hello reefers , I want to hear your opinion: which is bette - pull or push method , at calcium reactor ? I know that each method has its pros and cons . For the pull method , It's just pulling water through the reactor with Kamoer FXTP pump. for the push method , It's just pushing water...

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This thread (from today) is specifically about push method with power head

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

I'm really curious- how does people's connected power head as feed pump for this reactor.

I literally am in the middle of breaking in a brand new GEO CARX. I just had him build me a new one. I’ve been fighting with flow control. I’m at 80 mil at 35 dKH to start. Once I get above about 135 mil, I’ll switch. See below.

 

[Yanir34]

I literally am in the middle of breaking in a brand new GEO CARX. I just had him build me a new one. I’ve been fighting with flow control. I’m at 80 mil at 35 dKH to start. Once I get above about 135 mil, I’ll switch. See below.

Wow that reactor looks like real BEAST !
if I'm getting it right - do you actually PULL water through the reactor, with kamoer ?

By the way , very mice setup of equipment!

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Wow that reactor looks like real BEAST !
if I'm getting it right - do you actually PULL water through the reactor, with kamoer ?

By the way , very mice setup of equipment!

Push with the Kamoer. I was also pushing with the feed pump. There is a set of instructions that he has posted that says to pull. I’ve always felt safer pulling. But, the wood box you see will contain water and there is a floor sensor in there that will shut it down on a leak. Sorry, I got distracted as I just moved two Tunze wave makers. And it was loud and you couldn’t hear me well.