Calcium reactor a dosing pump

[andrew]

get a cal reactor a really good one or a dosing pump? The dosing pump would be one that does mag, alk, and cal? which is good for the reef as in stabilty and better over all the corals
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[Zooid]

depends on the size of your tank and what you have in it.
If your tank is 180g or more, and you have a lot of stony corals, then I'd suggest a calcium reactor.

I have a 200 with mostly softies and a 150g with just a few LPS and SPS and I dose both of them by hand. When the corals get bigger I will be wishing I had a calcium reactor.
When my 200 had very large SPS colonies I was dosing about 150ml each of calcium and alkalinity per day.

 

[Tajjo]

I'm pro calcium reactor! I've read up on dosing and it just seems like way too much to do. Your always calculating everything. With a cal reactor you pretty much set and forget till you have to change your co2 tank.

 

[andrew]

thanks'

 

[rangerbobb]

If you go with a calcium reactor, spend the money and get Aquarium Plants electronic regulator. It is awesome and super easy to use. Plus, it has a 3 year warranty.

http://www.aquariumplants.com/CarbonDoser_Electronic_Co2_Regulator_p/co2.htm

 

[Tajjo]

Bob, does that regulator controll the bubble rate?

 

[Tajjo]

That looks sweet! Now I want one.

 

[Zooid]

That's what I said until I saw the price hehe

 

[Tajjo]

Me too. I though it was the $20 price next to it, so I was going to buy till I scrolled down.......