Hello everyone,
Dealing with Calcium reactor optimizations and crazy DIY builds..................
What is the maximum possible Alkalinity in theory, that an effluent could achieve in dKH, at a reactor PH of 6.5???
I was running my GEO reactor at yesterdays setting with PH of 6.5 at 18 dkH (measured with API Calcium carbonate drop test until turned green)
After a physical change of the Reactor now I do have at PH of 6.5, same flow rate of effluent, but a Alkaline of 28 dKH at PH of 6.5, might get a bit more until the whole system is settled.
So this will allow me to reduce the effluent going into the tank and reducing the amount of Co2, and improved PH in the tank.
Anyways, planning to further modify the reactor, but wondering what the max possible Alkalinity level can be of a reactor?
Randy may be able to share the "theoretical" value possible from a chemical perspective.
By the way, I use Reborn (I know, may be discontinued) in the reactor, so fossilized media which is usually not as strong as mined minerals anyways.
I heard of good reactor setups like Dastaco/w Dastaco media at 6.4PH reaching Alk of 30 in fast drip mode.
Dealing with Calcium reactor optimizations and crazy DIY builds..................
What is the maximum possible Alkalinity in theory, that an effluent could achieve in dKH, at a reactor PH of 6.5???
I was running my GEO reactor at yesterdays setting with PH of 6.5 at 18 dkH (measured with API Calcium carbonate drop test until turned green)
After a physical change of the Reactor now I do have at PH of 6.5, same flow rate of effluent, but a Alkaline of 28 dKH at PH of 6.5, might get a bit more until the whole system is settled.
So this will allow me to reduce the effluent going into the tank and reducing the amount of Co2, and improved PH in the tank.
Anyways, planning to further modify the reactor, but wondering what the max possible Alkalinity level can be of a reactor?
Randy may be able to share the "theoretical" value possible from a chemical perspective.
By the way, I use Reborn (I know, may be discontinued) in the reactor, so fossilized media which is usually not as strong as mined minerals anyways.
I heard of good reactor setups like Dastaco/w Dastaco media at 6.4PH reaching Alk of 30 in fast drip mode.