Calcium reactor media reborn

[epsteino]

Hi, I’m considering using reborn as calcium reactor media. Is there any worry of this media carrying pests or anything alive?

Worried about adding things like briopsis, bubble algae, aiptasia, flatworms etc. I believe this stuff is directly from the ocean?

Thanks

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[eraser2001]

Hello
I have been used it for years without any issues. The media melts around 6.9

 

[epsteino]

Thank you. Do you have any pests in your tank? Aiptasia? Bubble algae? Briopsis? Flatworms? Vermitid snails?

 

[helmsreef]

Its a dry media, shouldn't have any pests on it, I use the large course pieces and my melt point is 6.3 with a secondary chamber and my effluent is 25 to keep with demands

 

[eraser2001]

Thank you. Do you have any pests in your tank? Aiptasia? Bubble algae? Briopsis? Flatworms? Vermitid snails?

No, the media are dead corals, so it does not contain pests like you describe.
There is a BRS video where says that has more phosphate that other medias, but I don't have any problems with that.

 

[MavPond]

Its a dry media, shouldn't have any pests on it, I use the large course pieces and my melt point is 6.3 with a secondary chamber and my effluent is 25 to keep with demands

What’s the lowest ph have you had with reborn. My effluent isn’t potent enough for my tank. I feel like I’ll be dosing 80ml a minute the way it is.

 

[Jamie814]

I’ll be dosing 80ml a minute the way it is.

What's the DKH of your effluent? Should be 25-40 if your reactor pH is correct.

 

[Frags 2 Fishes]

We run the reborn large size in all our calcium reactors and as substrate in some of the soft coral propagation tubs. No issues with it. I usually keep the reactor pH around 6.67 and it doesn't turn to mush.

 

[MavPond]

What's the DKH of your effluent? Should be 25-40 if your reactor pH is correct.

It’s at 31dkh at 35ml/min. I went up to 55ml/min and at 16. With a ph at 6.4 brand new apex probe calibrated before putting it on. This was the first thing I checked once I saw my all dropping in my tank. It use to be a lot more when I first started for effluent potency.

 

[MavPond]

We run the reborn large size in all our calcium reactors and as substrate in some of the soft coral propagation tubs. No issues with it. I usually keep the reactor pH around 6.67 and it doesn't turn to mush.

I run large size to. It just doesn’t have the effluent like it use to have. I lowered ph and went more ml a minute and still dropping. This is sps packed tank. I’ll drop 2dkh within 12 hours.

 

[Frags 2 Fishes]

I run large size to. It just doesn’t have the effluent like it use to have. I lowered ph and went more ml a minute and still dropping. This is sps packed tank. I’ll drop 2dkh within 12 hours.

How many ml/min are you running and what reactor are you using? When I had my system at home going full tilt we were doing around 150ml/min in a GEO 1218

 

[MavPond]

How many ml/min are you running and what reactor are you using? When I had my system at home going full tilt we were doing around 150ml/min in a GEO 1218

I got a the old vertex 6 reactor. I didnt know you’ll be running that high of ml a min. I’m at 55ml.

 

[X-37B]

I run large reborn with no issues in my 818.
No ph probe or controller.

 

[MavPond]

I run large reborn with no issues in my 818.
No ph probe or controller.

How many ml are you dosing a minute?

 

[X-37B]

How many ml are you dosing a minute?

My system will be 6 months on the 16th.
Currently at
8mlm
24bpm
Effluent dkh 30+
Alk 7.5

 

[MavPond]

Best thing Ive ever done is go on a calcium reactor. Your tanks gonna thrive with one. I’ve been on this reactor for almost 2 years now. I’m just starting to have problems with it with the effluent being not as potent. The tanks demanding more. So going up in ml it is dropping potency