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So i ended up getting a Reef Octopus Kr140 Kalkwasser Reactor that has never been used by the owner it came in its box clean and sealed, so it was a very lucky find for me since i paid a very good price. its rated for up to 1000 Litres, now i am pretty new to using kalkwasser so im wondering what way would be the best to set it up
As you can see in the one drawing i don't have the outlet of the Reactor hooked up to the dosing pump because the inlet where the Freshwater gets pumped into will probably force the same amount of water out and gravity will do its thing
The other drawing is having the outlet hooked up to the dosing pump as well but wont this affect the lifespan of the dosing pump since Kalkwasser is very hard on pumps?
in the reactor theres a long acrylic tube that goes down to the bottom of the reactor if this is plugged into a dosing pump what are the chances of having a back siphon happen
The reactors pump that mixes the kalkwasser i should probably have this on a timer to mix 2 hours a day then switch off right? then time how long it takes to settle again and then have my Doser start Dosing again
what would also be best my tanks Ph sits at 8.2-8.3 during the Day, i lose 0.5 Dkh a day and my tanks litre rating is 550 Litres after rock displacement and this includes sump water amount
should i dose 24/7 or only dose at night? and how many ml can i start on, obviously this will be a blanket statement since every tank is different and i need to test how the kalk affects my tank before i can say i'm dosing 10ml a hour or whatever
As you can see in the one drawing i don't have the outlet of the Reactor hooked up to the dosing pump because the inlet where the Freshwater gets pumped into will probably force the same amount of water out and gravity will do its thing
The other drawing is having the outlet hooked up to the dosing pump as well but wont this affect the lifespan of the dosing pump since Kalkwasser is very hard on pumps?
in the reactor theres a long acrylic tube that goes down to the bottom of the reactor if this is plugged into a dosing pump what are the chances of having a back siphon happen
The reactors pump that mixes the kalkwasser i should probably have this on a timer to mix 2 hours a day then switch off right? then time how long it takes to settle again and then have my Doser start Dosing again
what would also be best my tanks Ph sits at 8.2-8.3 during the Day, i lose 0.5 Dkh a day and my tanks litre rating is 550 Litres after rock displacement and this includes sump water amount
should i dose 24/7 or only dose at night? and how many ml can i start on, obviously this will be a blanket statement since every tank is different and i need to test how the kalk affects my tank before i can say i'm dosing 10ml a hour or whatever