Calcium reactor effluent flow

BOWHUNTER4250 · Dec 21, 2020

Im having a few issues with my Effluent flow not staying consistent .... i am currently feeding my reactor off of a manifold from my return pump and using a small dialed gate valve ( instead of just a lever ) to control my effluent flow rate , evry once in a while this flow rate will slow .... i open the valve slightly to " clean " it and try to get the flow rate back to where i had it .... what is the best way to fix this issue ? i know a peristaltic pump to feed the reactor would be best but will this also keep the effluent steady as well ? if so does this need to do the same thing ( up the flow to flush the line ) ? And i have head different story's about the tubing of these pumps going bad quick ??

Thanks

Crustaceon · Dec 21, 2020

For a while I ran an r/o prefilter with a plastic automotive fuel filter screen before my ball valve. It pretty much eliminated that issue but I did have to replace that filter every few months.

HuduVudu · Dec 21, 2020

A doser works great for this job.

Water Dog · Dec 21, 2020

Adding a fuel filter to prevent effluent clogging is discussed from post 17 through 22 of this thread...

Frustrated with my Geo Calcium Reactor

I constantly have issues with air or co2 build up in my @geo reactor. I clear it out (as much as I can), it's quiet, and then within 36 hours the pump is making noise again, chopping up air bubbles. :mad: I had an ok run for a little while, and now that I added more media and added on the second...

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BOWHUNTER4250 · Dec 21, 2020

Water Dog said:
Adding a fuel filter to prevent effluent clogging is discussed from post 17 through 22 of this thread...

Frustrated with my Geo Calcium Reactor

I constantly have issues with air or co2 build up in my @geo reactor. I clear it out (as much as I can), it's quiet, and then within 36 hours the pump is making noise again, chopping up air bubbles. :mad: I had an ok run for a little while, and now that I added more media and added on the second...

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