Ca Reactor question

JurisHP · 08/06/2020, 06:40 PM

Quick question about Ca Reactors. I’m about to start dialing mine in. If I let the feed and recirculation pump with NO CO2, will the effluent effect my Ca or dKh?

Member No. 1 · 08/07/2020, 02:54 AM

If I follow your question, running with just the feed and circulation, once the Co2 in the chamber is depleted and the CaRx pH matches the tank, the effluent will have no effect.
Most CaRx media is dead coral.
Only thing to be aware of is that if you run it to long like that, the same beneficial bacteria that populates your rock will start to populate the CaRx.

Vinny Kreyling · 08/07/2020, 08:01 AM

No CO2 NO effect.

08/06/2020, 06:40 PM	#1
JurisHP Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 168	Ca Reactor question Quick question about Ca Reactors. I’m about to start dialing mine in. If I let the feed and recirculation pump with NO CO2, will the effluent effect my Ca or dKh?

08/07/2020, 02:54 AM	#2
Member No. 1 Ver. 2.1 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rehoboth, MA Posts: 1,803	If I follow your question, running with just the feed and circulation, once the Co2 in the chamber is depleted and the CaRx pH matches the tank, the effluent will have no effect. Most CaRx media is dead coral. Only thing to be aware of is that if you run it to long like that, the same beneficial bacteria that populates your rock will start to populate the CaRx. __________________ Pete "I never make mistakes... I thought I did once, but I was wrong" Current Tank Info: In the process - http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2661614

08/07/2020, 08:01 AM	#3
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	No CO2 NO effect. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.