johnpirnat
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On my 120G system I use Kalkwaser (ms wage) by bringing a 5Gallon reservoir to saturation and then dosing with a BRS ATO pump (50ml/min) every hour. Has kept my dKh and CA steady and PH 8.2ish. The 5Gallons last about 10 days.
The system itself is truly "Topped Off" by a second line and float direct to RODI which obviously never needs to be refilled.
The only reason I can justify the expense of the Calc Reactor is that i like to mess with the setup, and that maybe in the future the Kalk wont be able to keep up? I have a few large Acans, Frogspawn, Hammer and Bubble Coral, but the SPS are relatively new and still small by comparison.
Any other reasons I should upgrade aside from getting ahead of future growth? My setup costs basically nothing and only have to check it every 10 days... Some say the Calc reactor is "set up and forget" but others say you have to check the C02 bubbling and drip rate daily? (which sounds like a pain)
Anyways... someone talk me into dropping $600 on a weekend project.
The system itself is truly "Topped Off" by a second line and float direct to RODI which obviously never needs to be refilled.
The only reason I can justify the expense of the Calc Reactor is that i like to mess with the setup, and that maybe in the future the Kalk wont be able to keep up? I have a few large Acans, Frogspawn, Hammer and Bubble Coral, but the SPS are relatively new and still small by comparison.
Any other reasons I should upgrade aside from getting ahead of future growth? My setup costs basically nothing and only have to check it every 10 days... Some say the Calc reactor is "set up and forget" but others say you have to check the C02 bubbling and drip rate daily? (which sounds like a pain)
Anyways... someone talk me into dropping $600 on a weekend project.
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