Asonitez
Active Member
These reefoctopus reactors are pretty common. I was wondering how many of you are having the same problem that I'm having.
Basically with the Co2 Recirculation loop wide open the reactor seems to just continually chop bubbles. I'm currently using a Kamoer stepper doser in a PULL configuration and to keep the reactor quiet I actually have the recirculation loop completely closed.
I DID however add a SECOND chamber to my calcium reactor full of media. Run in this configuration the PH in the reactor is ROCK SOLID and it seems to be keeping up with my tanks demands. However, I'm concerned that I'm not running the reactor in the most efficient manner.
I'm using a carbon doser regulator, 1 bubble every 5 seconds and dosing 50mls. If my theory is correct
then the reason for the recirculation loop is to reuse co2 that is at the top of the reactor and push it back through the media. This is if you don't have a second chamber.
If you have a second chamber then theoretically even though some CO2 is trapped in the reactorbecasue of the pull configuration won't it pull through the second bit of media melt some of it and also de-gass thereactor?
The only thing I haven't tried is increasing the time between bubbles and making the bubbles larger.
Even without feeding Co2 air still gets trapped at the top.
The only thing I can think of is to switch the rodi tubing between the almost flushmount recirculation loop and the one meant to pull liquid from thereactor. This would theoretically pull all the air from the reactor because the water level would rise.
Any help would be appreciated.
Basically with the Co2 Recirculation loop wide open the reactor seems to just continually chop bubbles. I'm currently using a Kamoer stepper doser in a PULL configuration and to keep the reactor quiet I actually have the recirculation loop completely closed.
I DID however add a SECOND chamber to my calcium reactor full of media. Run in this configuration the PH in the reactor is ROCK SOLID and it seems to be keeping up with my tanks demands. However, I'm concerned that I'm not running the reactor in the most efficient manner.
I'm using a carbon doser regulator, 1 bubble every 5 seconds and dosing 50mls. If my theory is correct
then the reason for the recirculation loop is to reuse co2 that is at the top of the reactor and push it back through the media. This is if you don't have a second chamber.
If you have a second chamber then theoretically even though some CO2 is trapped in the reactorbecasue of the pull configuration won't it pull through the second bit of media melt some of it and also de-gass thereactor?
The only thing I haven't tried is increasing the time between bubbles and making the bubbles larger.
Even without feeding Co2 air still gets trapped at the top.
The only thing I can think of is to switch the rodi tubing between the almost flushmount recirculation loop and the one meant to pull liquid from thereactor. This would theoretically pull all the air from the reactor because the water level would rise.
Any help would be appreciated.
