Calcium Reactors...what's HOT whats not?
 

Looking to upgrade, I've been running an AquaMedic 1000 reactor flawlessly for years but my water volume and CA consumption has maxed out its output. My water volume is about 500 gal. including display, frag tank and sump.

So my short list of picks would be:

Canreef 2-24 (support the people who support this site and it looks really good and simple) http://www.canreef.com/brochure/reactor.pdf

The Deltec PF600s (a serious piece of hardware with a lot of features and a BIG price) http://www.deltecaquariumsolutions.com/calreactors.php

A Schuran Jetstream series 2 (Not so bling as a Deltec but seems to be pretty solid) http://schuran.com/seawater/hobby_reaktoren_e.html

The Aqua Medic 5000 (my last one was great, this is bigger and better)
http://www.aqua-medic.de/index0.html

So if any one has any thing to say about the above or has another choice of a top line calcium reactor they think kicks ass please let me know.

Thanks
Dave

You might want to check out this site http://www.abaquatics.com/
He is in Edmonton and makes custom equipment, He does very nice work I am running a skimmer like the ones he build and am very happy with it I also am getting a kalk and calcium reactors made by him :biggrin: Hope this helps :biggrin:

If you can afford it the Deltec is the king, but then you need its media also (not nessasarly a bad thing) the capibility of the Deltec fluidized reactors is amazing, Mike in washington has one on his monster reef and he was getting effulent reedings that make all the rest look under powered.

here is a quote on the deltec
"Most competitors calcium reactors can not achieve more than 35-45 dKh. Thrrough fluidisation Deltec Reactors can achieve a dKh in excess of 80 which corresponds to a significantly higher calcium level."


Steve

i guess that justifies the price they are asking.

Is there a website for Deltec? I did a web search but nothing came up but a medical company.

Here's Deltec's website:
http://www.deltecaquariumsolutions.com/home.php

From my impression from RC, people seem very satisfied with they Shraun Jetstreams.

Are there any Deltec suppliers in Canada? If no, where in the states?. The above website doesn't have any prices. Thanks

KARI 2003 :cool: :mrgreen:

The only Deltec dealer that I know of in Canada is Oakville Reef Gallery in Ontario, but I don't know if they ship anything.

If I can figure out how the build the inverted funnel my new Ca reactor will be a deltec clone type thing.

Steve

Try emailing Jayson at saltwaterconnection. he make 's big reactors too. i think he makes them up to 600 gal or +

mike

Steve ,
that inverted funnel is for sure a good idea, have you seen it work?
It would think unless your reactor is 100% level and even then it's always going to pick the same path? (if that makes sence)

Dave

na, you can be a bit off, all they are doing is blasting the flow into the funnel cup which is closed at the bottom so it is redirected back up. with a large flow going down you will get it all over comming back up and it will fluidize the media. no sludge build up more efficent CO2 usage ect..

Steve