Calcium Reactor

KittyKat · 04-26-2008, 04:44 PM

What is need to run a maintence free calcium reactor? I have a 40 gallon tank with a sump. I saw the acro-cal calcium reactor is only 40 bucks. I would still need a PH controller and CO2 tank and what else?? Also when I decide to step it up to a 200gallon tank can I use all the old equipment just switch out the calcium reactor? Newbie question, thanks for the help

saltysupply · 04-29-2008, 04:18 PM

it will never be maintence free although you can get pretty close....I wouldn't recommend going with a cheap reactor, you get what you pay for in this hobby

shapermike · 05-03-2008, 03:33 PM

I second that. When I bought my first reactor I got a small cheep one and I regret buying it. I then made my first DIY reactor and it did good. but I had to bleed it from time to time. Now that I have a 300 gal and a 60 gal frag tank I use calcium like it is beer at a beer fest. I upgraded to a larger one, with a port at the top of the reactor that recycles the co2 the gathers at the top of the reactor and now I only have to make sure that it does not clog and add more media. you diffidently get what you pay for.

good luck

04-26-2008, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
KittyKat Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Calcium Reactor What is need to run a maintence free calcium reactor? I have a 40 gallon tank with a sump. I saw the acro-cal calcium reactor is only 40 bucks. I would still need a PH controller and CO2 tank and what else?? Also when I decide to step it up to a 200gallon tank can I use all the old equipment just switch out the calcium reactor? Newbie question, thanks for the help

04-29-2008, 04:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
saltysupply Cabbage Leather Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 361 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Calcium Reactor it will never be maintence free although you can get pretty close....I wouldn't recommend going with a cheap reactor, you get what you pay for in this hobby __________________ Salty Supply - Saltwater Aquarium Supplies

05-03-2008, 03:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
shapermike Tunicate Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fillmore Ca, Posts: 1 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Calcium Reactor I second that. When I bought my first reactor I got a small cheep one and I regret buying it. I then made my first DIY reactor and it did good. but I had to bleed it from time to time. Now that I have a 300 gal and a 60 gal frag tank I use calcium like it is beer at a beer fest. I upgraded to a larger one, with a port at the top of the reactor that recycles the co2 the gathers at the top of the reactor and now I only have to make sure that it does not clog and add more media. you diffidently get what you pay for. good luck

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