Ordered my first calcium reactor

Williamson’s Reef · Sep 24, 2020

jda said:
Every place that I have ever gone to just swaps bottles. The check and all of that is part of the fee. This can really suck when you take a nice new bottle into a shop and get an old one back.

Really... checked FB market place today. Nothing close to me. New ones aren’t to bad online but what’s the point then.

Williamson’s Reef · Sep 24, 2020

minus9 said:
Check out reef moonshiners, it will get your traces back on target and then some. Paletta and others are doing the same.

I will thanks.. I think I’ve heard of it somewhere.

dadnjesse · Sep 25, 2020

I have been to welding shops and paint ball stores and always get mine refilled and get my original tank back

Monkichi · Sep 25, 2020

I use a fire suppression supply store, a little hole in the wall that will refill a certified 20lb tank for ~$20. I would hate to loose my nice shiny tank. They said they can certify it in 2023 when it needs it. I think they last 5 years between certs.

Williamson’s Reef · Sep 25, 2020

How long does a bag of 8.8lb reborn typically last? Found some for $90 shipped. Tempted if it last a while.

minus9 · Sep 25, 2020

Depends on demand?

Williamson’s Reef · Sep 25, 2020

minus9 said:
Depends on demand?

Kind of figured that.. I use 65-75mil a day of soda ash. Any idea how long with that info? Thanks

jda · Sep 25, 2020

I can melt about 40-50 lbs in about 7 months in my heavily stocked acropora, coralline and clam tank. ...pretty sure that the coralline and clams use at least as much as the acropora do. Each batch of media has a different surface area and density, so it varies from batch to batch, even with the same stuff.

Williamson’s Reef · Sep 25, 2020

jda said:
I can melt about 40-50 lbs in about 7 months in my heavily stocked acropora, coralline and clam tank. ...pretty sure that the coralline and clams use at least as much as the acropora do. Each batch of media has a different surface area and density, so it varies from batch to batch, even with the same stuff.

Wow... No kidding. Definitely not paying $90 for 8.8 pounds.

Blue Spot Octopus · Sep 25, 2020

That is way too much money for 8.8 pounds.

Williamson’s Reef · Oct 1, 2020

My patience paid off. Scored 5 bags of reborn at the regular retail.

dadnjesse · Feb 13, 2021

Biggestfish said:
My patience paid off. Scored 5 bags of reborn at the regular retail.

I'm thinking of getting one of these Deltec Calcium reactors. How does your work with the reborn instead of the Calcite they recommend.

Williamson’s Reef · Feb 13, 2021

dadnjesse said:
I'm thinking of getting one of these Deltec Calcium reactors. How does your work with the reborn instead of the Calcite they recommend.

I love it...Works great. I believe they recommend the calcite with reborn unavailable at the time. The reborn I’m currently using is the bigger stuff. I do have a few bags that are definitely smaller media even though it’s the regular reborn. Hopefully i have no issues.