I have a geo reef kalk reactor (pressurized) and I get about 5 months out of an impeller. Is that typical? Any tips for increasing impeller life-span?
I replaced the stock maxi jet with a sicce 0.5 last year due to not being able to find the old maxijet impellers. The mixing (and feed) is controlled via Apex and is set to stir every couple hours for 2 minutes.
Maybe I'd be better off with a bigger pump (presumably more durable impeller) and valve the flow down to not over mix the reactor?
Has anyone retro fitted their kalk reactor with a magnetic stir plate? I'm looking into this, but it would need to be a big one since the reactor holds a couple gallons of water.
I replaced the stock maxi jet with a sicce 0.5 last year due to not being able to find the old maxijet impellers. The mixing (and feed) is controlled via Apex and is set to stir every couple hours for 2 minutes.
Maybe I'd be better off with a bigger pump (presumably more durable impeller) and valve the flow down to not over mix the reactor?
Has anyone retro fitted their kalk reactor with a magnetic stir plate? I'm looking into this, but it would need to be a big one since the reactor holds a couple gallons of water.