Breakthecycle2
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I've been struggling with my ALK/CAL levels. I just did a test and my ALK was 6 and CAL was 360. Can anyone recommend a Calcium/ALK reactor or is better to just dose a two part?
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If your struggling with calcium it could be low magnesium. What is it?
A calcium reactor is good but deals with low ph. Kalkwasser is good but deals with high ph. Manual dosing of calcium chloride, baking soda, and magnesium chloride/ sulphate is fine but more time involved.
Im personally thinking of a caclium reactor, or kalkwasser.
A calcium reactor is good but deals with low ph. Kalkwasser is good but deals with high ph. Manual dosing of calcium chloride, baking soda, and magnesium chloride/ sulphate is fine but more time involved.
Im personally thinking of a caclium reactor, or kalkwasser.
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calcium reactor can only maintain the alk/cal level in your tank. You need to raise your alk/cal to your desire level then set up the reactor to maintain the level.
Hmmm it was also for me but as I live in Lebanon, we pay for each 1kg of A or B powder 40$ so I decided to save and move to this one... I also hear that GEOs are great but we don't have them here...
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Both methods work perfectly fine, as do some others.
I discuss the pros and cons of all the best methods here:
The Many Methods for Supplementing Calcium and Alkalinity - REEFEDITION
https://www.reef2reef.com/blog/the-many-methods-for-supplementing-calcium-and-alkalinity
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I'm using the DaStaCo XtremA Reactor suitable for 2000 litres tank which IMO is the best in the market now...
Where did you get this? How much was it?
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Could I use this in conjunction with a Calcium reactor?
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All the info I pull up on this, says its been discontinued?
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Yes, many people use limewater in conjunction with a CaCO3/CO2 reactor, primarily to raise pH.
As I mentioned already I'm in Lebanon the country not in the US...
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So, If I go the doser route and my ALK is 6, how much should I be dosing a day to bring it back up to around 9?
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That's not possible to answer.
I can tell you how much of what to dose for a one time correction, but I can't tell you what you need to dose daily to keep it there. You need some trial and error for that.
This calculator can also help with the former calculation:
http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chem_calc3.html
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So my ALK is 6, Calcium 360. I am using ESV Bi-onic. It says 1ml per 6 gallons
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I ended up just buying a doser for now. A store I haven't been to in a awhile had a slightly used Bubble Magnus doser for $150. I couldn't pass it up.
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The 1 mL per 6 gallons is one of a variety of estimated starting doses to recommend based on what is in the tank. Then you adjust by trial and error.
Is B-ionic what you are using? The product being used matters.
