Calcium reactor help

[me & my baby]

Ok this reactor has to much going on . I wish I still built equipment I would give you one so you could get rid of this unit . So the line I have marked red is going to your sump correct pic 2 , and you followed all the lines in the manual correct .

yep I agree way to many things going on.. I am about ready to get a new GEO one

I used to build them I just don’t know why they built there’s the way they did way to over complicate

 

[1fishkeeper]

Well I slowed the drip rate down to 1 per every second or less and it has now gotten me over 20dKH per my Hanna. I guess I need to try and find another alk tester because I just found out this morning that they don't read above 20 dKH it just blinks 20. Also I was watching my Ph monitor, and it is running around 6.4-6.5 now so I am sure that might be helping.

 

[Clarkjw2002]

Well I slowed the drip rate down to 1 per every second or less and it has now gotten me over 20dKH per my Hanna. I guess I need to try and find another alk tester because I just found out this morning that they don't read above 20 dKH it just blinks 20. Also I was watching my Ph monitor, and it is running around 6.4-6.5 now so I am sure that might be helping.

Just dilute your sample and then multiply the result by the dilution factor. Example: add 2.5ml of your sample to 7.5ml RO in the vial (4 fold dilution). Run the test and multiply the resulting dKH reading by 4.

With a 4 fold dilution you can use the hanna checker up to 80 dKH.

 

[Jamie814]

Just dilute your sample and then multiply the result by the dilution factor. Example: add 2.5ml of your sample to 7.5ml RO in the vial (4 fold dilution). Run the test and multiply the resulting dKH reading by 4.

With a 4 fold dilution you can use the hanna checker up to 80 dKH.

This is how I check my CARX effluent with my Hanna, but I do a 50% effluent 50% RO/DI water then double the test result.

Not sure if the lower salinity of the sample effects the DKH reading on the Hannah or not, but it should be fairly accurate for getting an idea of the effluent coming out of the reactor.

 

[1fishkeeper]

Well I slowed the drip rate down to 1 per every second or less and it has now gotten me over 20dKH per my Hanna. I guess I need to try and find another alk tester because I just found out this morning that they don't read above 20 dKH it just blinks 20. Also I was watching my Ph monitor, and it is running around 6.4-6.5 now so I am sure that might be helping.

Just dilute your sample and then multiply the result by the dilution factor. Example: add 2.5ml of your sample to 7.5ml RO in the vial (4 fold dilution). Run the test and multiply the resulting dKH reading by 4.

With a 4 fold dilution you can use the hanna checker up to 80 dKH.

Thank you for telling me this. When it comes to technology I am still in the Stone Age with sharped sticks and rocks.