Looking for a good Kalk reactor any advice

[Reeftoker]

Hey guys looking for some opinions on kalk reactor. I have a total water volume of about 400 gallons. I am looking for a good quality reactor. Let me know your guys thought on this.

[Reeftoker]

anyone

[ONEMANBAND]

diy one, easy to make

[Medicine Man]

This is the one that I have http://www.aquaticsystemsdesign.com/kalkreactors.php Works perfectly and the craftsmanship is excellent!!

[reefarchitect]

Just tagging for future reference.

The one on that link looks pretty bullet-proof.

Thanks

[elephen]

I second that Aquatic Systems Design kalk reactor (www.aquaticsystemsdesign.com), he made my sump, my skimmer, my calcium reactor and has supplied me with most of dry goods from him. Great price, AWESOME quality, I love his stuff.

[elephen]

Oh yeah he also made my 24x24x24 60g cube tank.

[Medicine Man]

I also have a recirculating needle wheel protein skimmer made by Scott at Aquatic Systems Design that is just awesome!! Within the next year I will have him make a tank for me also. The cool thing about his kalk reactor is the water intake goes through the stirrer plumbing so all of the water coming into the reactor has to travel through the kalk powder then up through the reaction chamber and out the top. Great design and for $145 dollars an absolute steal!!

[Reeftoker]

Well I called and talked to Scott he is getting me a price on a custom kalk reactor

[Reeftoker]

anyotheres out brands out there

[elephen]

Originally posted by Reeftoker
Well I called and talked to Scott he is getting me a price on a custom kalk reactor

What did he say? Not what your looking for or out of your price range? Just out of curiousity...

[Ereefic]

I will be getting a Geo kalk reactor after reading all the good things about them.

[Reeftoker]

He gave me a very very good price not sure if it can be done when I need it. Keeping option open till I here back from him.

[elephen]

Ah just curious. What exactly are you looking for?

[Reeftoker]

I am looking for a reactor that will handle 5 plus gallon aday evaporation.plus I am also gone 2 weeks at a time I dont want to have to worry about it running out of powder, and I need it by christmas.

[Medicine Man]

If it helps at all, I evap about 3 GPD and only need to add kalk to the reactor about every 2-3 weeks. I also add 40cc per gallon of white distilled vinegar to my top off water. The reactor that I have is the exact one shown on Scott's web site. HTH

[jimbo045]

I stopped with that Kalk stuff, and use aragaMILK or PurpleUp, and it is way easier and seems just as effective. JD

[Reeftoker]

Purpleup has way to much Iodine in it for everyday use.

[Medicine Man]

Just an FYI, Anthony Calfo says that Aragamilk is not a very good product. I believe Purpleup is a good product for trying to start coraline algae growth but other than that its use seems limited. JMO