Experienced person knowledgeable about calcium reactor?

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mmotown

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Still looking for someone who is experienced with calcium reactors. Needed someone to look at mine from myreefcreations (dual chamber) and tell me exactly how to calibrate them so my calc levels will be constant. Need to know why the PH should be lower coming from the efluent etc.
 
What is your pH of the effluent coming out. The reason for lowering to pH is to increase the dissolution of the CaCO3 media. The amount dissolved is inversely proportional to the pH. You can lower the pH by decreasing the drip rate of the effluent or by increasing the bubble rate of CO2.

You have to balance the drip rate and pH causing a certain amount of CaCO3 dissolution (and thus the amount of Ca and dkH you're adding to the tank) with the amount you're losing to coral use.

Regards,
 
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