Haven’t set my reactor up yet, but my Geo 818 came with its own similar adapter for it. I know I tried putting a 1/2” male thread on mine and it wouldn’t take.What did you do? I had to order a custom female npt on Amazon
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Haven’t set my reactor up yet, but my Geo 818 came with its own similar adapter for it. I know I tried putting a 1/2” male thread on mine and it wouldn’t take.What did you do? I had to order a custom female npt on Amazon
For me a day or 2. It also depends on your system. For me once effluent dkh is 20+ im good.So how long to fully dial In
So I started the crushed coral media after all.Yes. When I converted the Skimz to a carx I did it for that reason.
Almost everyone I know does not run reverse flow with bones and no issues unless they run to low of a ph.
Oh okay . I guess my concern was that depending on the pressure or size of the pump that is feeding into your reactor, the calcium reactor can hold that pressure if it’s not going anywhere? For e.g. I’m feeding 350gph on the feed pump but I’m only exporting 40 drops per minute on the effluentPeristaltic pumps are a great investment and are usually used to pull the effluent through the reactor not push.
A feed pump just recirculates the water through the reactor so you would need both.
On my setup I use 1 pump to pull and recirculate the water.
My effluent is controlled by a pinch valve on the intake line of my pump. This is different than most and is how Tunze runs their reactors
You should be fine. Does yours have a line at the top of the reactor to recirculate co2?Oh okay . I guess my concern was that depending on the pressure or size of the pump that is feeding into your reactor, the calcium reactor can hold that pressure if it’s not going anywhere? For e.g. I’m feeding 350gph on the feed pump but I’m only exporting 40 drops per minute on the effluent
Yes it’ has line on top . So when I get home later I will test at the same time as yesterday. What I’m doing is putting the salifert vial under the effluent drops and testing it for 25 dkh to start with . Adjust the effluent or bubble only not bothYou should be fine. Does yours have a line at the top of the reactor to recirculate co2?
Every reactor runs a little different due to design and tank load.
Currently I am running:
Effluent@52mlpm
Co2@96bpm
This gives me around 22dkh that is perfect for my system.
Im running a sicce .5 to feed the carx do you think I need a pump instead ? The medical dosing one I see
You have to find that ratio first so setting effluent first and adjusting co2 up works to start.Yes it’ has line on top . So when I get home later I will test at the same time as yesterday. What I’m doing is putting the salifert vial under the effluent drops and testing it for 25 dkh to start with . Adjust the effluent or bubble only not both
if it’s too low I’ve seen it that. Could also be c02 is too high and effluent is too low so you’re getting a c02 bubble in the reactor. I shoot for a broken stream vs drips to start and tune from there. I’m guessing each reactor is different I’m pulling through a korrline reactor with a Kramoer. Anything less than 35/ml or so was inconsistent.This morning I checked the effluent drops and they had stopped so I had to adjust the pinch valve again. Is this normal
No. Mine will only slow over time as the feed line get clogged with detrius. I have a filter bag over the incomming and this works for my system.This morning I checked the effluent drops and they had stopped so I had to adjust the pinch valve again. Is this normal
Even with a medical peristaltic pump, you will still need a feed pump. 90's Reefer has the right idea - pull not push. If you feel like pressure is an issue, then you can always make an adapter and put a modified tee on it for psi relief.
Feed pump -> reactor->peristaltic pump (no pinch valve)Hear me now, and believe me later, peristaltic pumps can totally screw things up - either pushing or pulling. You can try pulling, but, the negative pressure in your reactor might cause it to suck in air, filling it with bubbles and driving you nuts. If that happens, push water in with a small pump using the peristaltic pump after the reactor as a brake, with no pinch valves. This is a pricy way to do it, but, gives you the best flow control and resistance to clogs from detritus. Some kind of detritus filter (as a few have mentioned) is also a great idea - especially if a pinch valve is used..