I bought a new geo 618 and smc415 secondary chamber . Im running seachem reefreactor MD in the main chamber with a mix of reefreactor MD and LG in the secondary chamber . Aquamaxx dual gauge regulator and 5lb tank .
My solenoid is ran with my apex . I calibrated the ph probe last weekend . My reactor PH is running between 6.4-6.2 . My effluent drip is about 1 per second .
I can not keep my ALK stable . The reactor will not keep up with demand and I have no idea why .
The tank is 120g with a 42g sump and 50g frag tank . Overall 180g I estimate . SPS heavy . The reactor is fed from a manifold . My tank is at 8.2 at the moment . Testing the effluent with my hanna checker it measures over 20 dkh since the checker does’nt test higher than that .
Ive resorted to dosing 7ml a day of BRS soda ash in conjunction with the reactor to keep my ALK stable .
What am I doing wrong ? Why wont my reactor keep a stable alkalinity ? I upgraded to this system in June from a 40breeder with a Aquamaxx ctech nano reactor that I had dialed in perfect . Now I cant get this reactor right to save my life ...
Im going to add a picture of the reactor set up and video of the co2 and effluent drip .
My solenoid is ran with my apex . I calibrated the ph probe last weekend . My reactor PH is running between 6.4-6.2 . My effluent drip is about 1 per second .
I can not keep my ALK stable . The reactor will not keep up with demand and I have no idea why .
The tank is 120g with a 42g sump and 50g frag tank . Overall 180g I estimate . SPS heavy . The reactor is fed from a manifold . My tank is at 8.2 at the moment . Testing the effluent with my hanna checker it measures over 20 dkh since the checker does’nt test higher than that .
Ive resorted to dosing 7ml a day of BRS soda ash in conjunction with the reactor to keep my ALK stable .
What am I doing wrong ? Why wont my reactor keep a stable alkalinity ? I upgraded to this system in June from a 40breeder with a Aquamaxx ctech nano reactor that I had dialed in perfect . Now I cant get this reactor right to save my life ...
Im going to add a picture of the reactor set up and video of the co2 and effluent drip .