Reactor help what to run at this point?

[Christopher Davis]

Good day everyone! So I just purchased a reactor for my 25 gallon cube, the tank is 6 months old... I am having trouble deciding what to run in my reactor... currently I don't have a skimmer as I am waiting for jbj to send me a replacement to the one that burned up. I am between running carbon and GFO or just carbon or just GFO. Levels in my aquarium have been stabilized for a while. What should I consider running in my reactor? Or should I consider running seomething else? Calcium? Anything Input helps. The tank has a refugium also.

 

[Diesel]

On the moment nothing>
Tell us more about your nutrients history?
High or Low?

 

[Christopher Davis]

Nutrients are on the low side right now I had the tank running without fish and coral for almost a month or 2 due to health issues.
I just added a pair of clowns and cleanup crew for restocking.

Levels are all spot on and where you would want them...I think
Ph 8.2
Amm 0.00 I believe if there is it's very low.
N02 0
N03 0
Po4 0

 

[Diesel]

N03 0
Po4 0

If you going with corals you need to bring this up.
Po4 .02/.04 and No3 2ppm on the save side.
With no readings you don't run any reactor as there will be nothing to take out.

 

[Christopher Davis]

My corals are all doing great, what I am seeing is my ph is hovering around 8.0 and having trouble bringing up. I don't want to keep buffering it so I don't spike my DKH and alk. Any ideas on how to go about that?

 

[Diesel]

If ph hovering around your good.
Many hobbyist chasing the ph # too much.
Getting fresh air in the house dill bump the ph a bit due to the drop in Co2 in your house.

 

[Christopher Davis]

If ph hovering around your good.
Many hobbyist chasing the ph # too much.
Getting fresh air in the house dill bump the ph a bit due to the drop in Co2 in your house.

I was considering running an air tube outside to help bump ph, but heard that it can make your skimmer nasty from dust.

 

[Diesel]

Not true.

 

[Christopher Davis]

Not true.

Then I might have to look into that!

 

[Diesel]

I flush mine air line with 20 0z of RODI water every month.
Not for the dust but for salt as I have a old fashion Venturi