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11/14/2004, 02:49 PM
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11/14/2004, 04:37 PM
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I had an aquamedic regulator, but the needlevalve was sketchy at best. I purchased a dwyer flowmeter for controlling the co2, but it is no longer in use. I now have a JBJ regulator ith a built-in solenoid that I love. It's been working like a champ for about 10 months.
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11/16/2004, 02:03 PM
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This system ROCKS!! I had a Korallin 3002 and it does not perform as well as this unit! Ph is 6.3 - 6.6 and DKH is 50!
Also, My water CA is 450 and my DKH is 10.5! Now I need to make it consistent! |
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11/17/2004, 03:03 AM
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HEY! How did you guys fill the bubble counter? Did you use a syringe with needle like the manual mentions...?
liusteven, thanks for the heads on up on the Reef Fantatic regulator. I did buy it from Greg at Reef Geek... He's only about a couple of miles from my house, and I can pick up from him... His service is incredible...! The Reef Fantatic regulator is expensive, but very nice (chrome, German solenoid)... |
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11/17/2004, 01:40 PM
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To fill the bubble counter the syringe will take forever... you can do 2 things take a small pump open the main valve (the middle big blue) handle and fill it water BUT close the outlet water. OR the most easiest way is to take the return outlet (top middle tube) and insert it into the inlet of the bubble counter (where you insert CO2) and fill it.... (I did it this way and it was ok) Todd, you might want to mention to Greg that I referred you (he knows me very well  HTH |
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11/17/2004, 03:31 PM
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How much CO2 do you use per month
I am considering getting some kind of reactor and am curious as to how much CO2 is required.
What size bottle do you use and how long does it last? Approximately, how much does the CO2 cost per month to run the reactor? |
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11/17/2004, 05:03 PM
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I filled the bubble counter on my jetstream by siphoning RO/DI water into it. I just held a glass of water above the reactor and started a siphon with some airline tubing and connected it to the bubble counter. It filled in about 5 seconds.
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11/17/2004, 05:26 PM
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11/18/2004, 12:08 AM
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LOL, I just opened the package and for cushion, they used wadded up German newspaper. It seemed to work fine, although there are newsprint fingerprints all over my brand new reactor.
I love how the main cylinder comes right out, but I wish the screws/wing nuts were a little higher quality.
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Just a word of caution.. do not tighten the nuts or the sides will crack! |
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11/18/2004, 12:58 AM
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The newspaper cracked me up too, Fliger, I looked through it—was too fun to pass up, even though I don't speak or read German...
I am annoyed that unit is larger than stated on all sites that sell it—the claims are that it's 13" long, BUT it's actually 13 6/8" long—almost 14"... My space allotted for it was 13 1/4", so I was really PO'd until I figured out to mount it kitty corner, at an angle, in the corner of my stand. It looks a little odd, and comes WAY too close to my return pump and tubing, but it works. I will also never be able to remove the reactor tube by itself due to the tight fit, but the whole unit comes out easily enough and I only had to mount it with one screw... Still soaking the media in RO/DI water and waiting for delivery of a check valve, and then I'm in business... In the end, I'm a happy camper, funky fit or not... 
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True enough, liusteven...! I spent 10 minutes tonight filling it up with the syringe tip from my (unused) Salifert test kit... I couldn't figure out what you meant about removing the center outlet, unless you meant filling it with saltwater...? Another thing to note—this big media DOES NOT come from Schuran. I talked to them directly not too long ago, and they assured me that they do not market any coral sand media at all. I guess the Schuran importer (Edward at Aquaristics?) is importing the media as well, seperatly from the Schuran line... I guess it's a translation issue, but I still can't figure out why Schuran or the Germans refer to this huge media of chunky coral as, "Coral Sand"...? It's anything but sand...! |
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11/18/2004, 05:12 PM
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^^^no kidding.
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 Bummer on the fit. Mine didn't fit in my stand either. It's been banished to the wall. I, too looked at the newspaper. I used to work for a German company based out of Canada, and all the shipment we received had candy in the packing material. Electronics, steel, fittings, precision bearings, all had individually wrapped candy mixed in with the packing material. I was told it was a custom. I thought it was just a company thing until I ordered an intermarin reactor straight outta Deutschland 3 years ago, and it came with candy in the packing material. I was excited to get some candy with my schuran (to appease my wife a little bit in lieu of the 'emergency reactor upgrade') but all I got was wapped german newspaper. Still interesting though.... But I was just as thrilled with the day-old San Diego newspaper from my order with clams direct. E. |
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11/19/2004, 04:49 AM
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Yeah, RO/DI water is very pure and very corrosive and will help to leach out any phosphates if they are present.All hobbyists that have tested the huge media sold to us for the Schuran units say that the media is phosphate free, but I think it's a good idea to give ANY Ca reactor media a good soak in RO/DI water...
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11/19/2004, 04:54 AM
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What purpose does the little valve (on the bottom left) on the opposite end of the inlet valve, have...?
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At any rate, I think R/O is good enough for this rinsing, no sense in using up DI resin for this.
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11/19/2004, 12:35 PM
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Is anyone else having a problem with too much gas collecting in the top of the reactor? I don't think I'm drawing in ambient air cuz if I turn the co2 off overnight the gas does not collect.
I'll have to play with this thing this weekend. For now I think I'll try increasing the effluent rate.
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I shut off the CO2 at night and in the morning I do not see any buubles in the reactor before my reactor starts
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