kalk drip or calcium reactor

johnb0184 · 01/31/2006, 01:27 AM

I was just wondering what is the diffrence?

I understand a kalk drip is much simpler than a reactor. Is the reactor only worth it on a larger tank or should you have it on all tanks? I currently just dose calcium once a week, but I would like to do something a little more accurate. I want to do a kalk drip but was just wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are.

Also can you drip kalk directly into the tank, because I do not have a sump?

petermai · 01/31/2006, 04:50 AM

i'm a full time student so i'm busy all day and the last thing i want to do when i get home is mix this mix that, blah blah blah. i just want to stare at the tank and unwind the whole day in this time period so i'm opting for a calcium reactor but i'm still lookin for a ph controller before this dream can come true.

SVTour · 01/31/2006, 07:06 AM

From what I see with my kalk reactor, it appears to only be a supplement to the calcium that I add manually. Without the kalk reactor, I was adding 2 part calcium every day, with it I'm dosing once every 3 days or 4 days.

The calcium reactor is a more permanent solution to the dosing...

01/31/2006, 01:27 AM	#1
johnb0184 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florissant, MO Posts: 310	kalk drip or calcium reactor I was just wondering what is the diffrence? I understand a kalk drip is much simpler than a reactor. Is the reactor only worth it on a larger tank or should you have it on all tanks? I currently just dose calcium once a week, but I would like to do something a little more accurate. I want to do a kalk drip but was just wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are. Also can you drip kalk directly into the tank, because I do not have a sump? __________________ Man I wish I had that. Current Tank Info: six small fish & a few corals

01/31/2006, 07:06 AM	#3
SVTour Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,115	From what I see with my kalk reactor, it appears to only be a supplement to the calcium that I add manually. Without the kalk reactor, I was adding 2 part calcium every day, with it I'm dosing once every 3 days or 4 days. The calcium reactor is a more permanent solution to the dosing... __________________ If you ever drop your keys into molten lava, let 'em go...cause man, they're gone. Current Tank Info: 220gal RR in wall w/ 90gal sump/fuge, 39 gallon QT, 2 X 45 gallon salt mixing station, Full LED lighting, RKE w/APC Tunze and MLC

01/31/2006, 04:50 AM	#2
petermai Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san francisco, ca Posts: 191	i'm a full time student so i'm busy all day and the last thing i want to do when i get home is mix this mix that, blah blah blah. i just want to stare at the tank and unwind the whole day in this time period so i'm opting for a calcium reactor but i'm still lookin for a ph controller before this dream can come true.