Calcification: 2 Part vs. Calcium Reactor

[Buzz1329]

Does dosing with two-part (soda ash and calcium chloride) result in more significant calcification of downstream pumps than calcium reactor?

Thanks,

Mike

[bertoni]

Maybe. The high pH of soda ash can cause precipitation, but it seems to be rare for that to happen. If that becomes an issue, the baking soda version often works better.

[Buzz1329]

Maybe. The high pH of soda ash can cause precipitation, but it seems to be rare for that to happen. If that becomes an issue, the baking soda version often works better.

Thanks!

I tried SODIUM BICARBONATE (assume this is same as baking soda), and found that I had to dose higher quantities of SB to maintain alk compared to soda ash and as result had to replenish SB dosing solution much more frequently than I do with soda ash. Does this make sense?

Mike

[Buzz1329]

Perhaps a better question (and less waste of your time) is this:

Can effluent from calcium reactor cause calcification of downstream pumps?

Thanks,

Mike

[bertoni]

A calcium reactor might be able to cause precipitation if there's enough aeration before the output heads into a pump. I haven't run a reactor, so I don't know how likely that is.

[Buzz1329]

Thanks!

[bertoni]

You're welcome.