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05/05/2007, 08:07 PM
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How many reactors do i need???
Hi all
There are a few reactors on the market and wanted to know which ones i actually need some i came across are: zeo reactor, kalk reactor, calcium reactor, phosphate remover, nitrate reactor are they all need or are there some there that are uneccasary for a normal reef tank.
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05/05/2007, 09:10 PM
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You really don't need any reactor at all. I would recomend a calcium reactor if you are going to get a reactor. My new setup will employ a calcium reactor, refugium, and protien skimmer.
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05/05/2007, 11:57 PM
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What nick18jetta said. Most of the media in the other reactors you can use in another fashion. I'm afraid I don't know what a zeo reactor is, and although I haven't heard of it before either, a nitrate reactor sounds like a name someone came up with as a marketing ploy.
Anyway, kalk can be added just by dripping it into your sump or tank using some standard airline tubing and some sort of valve where you can control the flow. What the reactor (also called a kalk stirrer) is allow you to add a bunch of solid kalk into the chamber all at once, and it keeps the solution saturated. Of course, I imagine you still have to add water from time to time. You could do the same thing by putting a powerhead in a bucket and connect it to a timer that turns it on for a few minutes every day. Phosphate remover can simply be added to a filter sock if you have a sump. I believe they also sell poly filters that are impregnated with phosphate remover. You shouldn't need to use a phosphate remover on a regular basis, though. Proper tank husbandry should be enough to keep your phosphates under control. If you're going to keep stony corals, a calcium reactor may be a good investment. There are many ways to supplement your calcium, but for a high demand tank your size, a calcium reactor will be cheaper than any of the other methods in the long run. If you don't have a lot of corals, though, I'd wait on that one.
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