(It fits in-line after your ATO pump, so that the ATO pump is the feed and stirring mechanism.How do you not get Kalk following the flow out?Chill out on moving day!
I can't say whether or not it's worth getting a new one as I'm not familiar with that unit, but I can say I like my Tunze 5074. It's a bit different in style than most, but simpler....so I like it.
Gotcha. I have a hard time trusting that to actually saturate the water. Have you done tests over time on the output?You might have to take a look at one, but that's just how it's designed. Flow enters at the bottom of the reactor and stirring action is very mild. Perhaps if it ran a long time you might get some powder to come out, but that would represent a failed ATO or something.
It's not a heavy duty reactor, but lots of churning usually just reacts the kalk inside the reactor more quickly...so it doesn't really need to be heavy duty.Nice. Thanks for the info.
Tunze doesn't mess around on their designs.
To answer your question, here's a thead I made: Measuring Kalk/Lime Reactor Output - Just Do It!
The 5074 is pretty much good between ATO fills. It needs to be recharged frequently to maintain full output. I ran vinegar in my ATO to supercharge it for most of the time I used it, but unfortunately that was from before the mS meter so I don't have any numbers. (And I don't run the reactor at all right now or I'd get some numbers for you....it's on a shelf for now.)
@powdertang05 if I can find the old design I'll post a DIY reactor. Just remembered it. Cool cheap simple design.It's a nice setup and only around 1/3 the cost of similar reactors which aren't much more than a bottle and are apparently break-prone.
But DIY one if the price is too much. It's a relatively simple design!
