Calcium Reactor for 210

[joseserrano]

FYI there is a fairly large variance for flow in a calcium reactor. It’s not just one number.

Of course. Size of unit, plumbing, pump used for the reactor,... will all affect this.

 

[X-37B]

Look at a Tunze 3172.
I run a 3171 on my 120.
Dual stage regulator
and your good to go.
No feed pump needed.
I run Tunze media and it dissolves at 6.7 ph which is pretty good for man made media.
Adjust bubble count, effluent output to maintain alk levels.
Easiest way to run a carx without a controller or ph probe imo.

 

[Ameer214]

Did you have any leaks from the union where it attaches to the pump?

No. It doesn't leak. I got the reactor used. Ordered a new pump and union kit from coralvue. Had to get the kit because I had an older version ac pump. The kit came with many parts that didn't need replacing. Only the union at the pump needed to be swapped. One thing to note is that coralvue has probably the best calc reactor setup videos on youtube. They hit the mark.

 

[Shawn_epicurious]

Dude... I don’t know the correct vocabular... sorry

i just bought a nice kit from BSR on an Octopus...my tank is 200 gallons. So, same system you need.

The kit I bought, has the wrong pump. You need a better pump... “continuous“. I have a use for the pump that comes with the kit in my QT that I am also setting up.... so for me it works.

the CO2 tank that comes with that kit is kinna small... I already use CO2 in my house for my beer : ) I have a relationship with my CO2 guy... so my swap outs on tanks are nice... it’s Airgas... he offered me a deal on trading in the tank that comes with it for a bigger tank. The variance in price for me on getting everything in that kit is not much at all If I priced it out individually.

But there are issues with that kit.

just thought I’d share...