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Originally Posted by Delphinus
Wow ... so much for that argument then.  I still like my reactor better than dosing. So there!!  |
Hey so do I, in fact I am rather proud of my DIY biggest I have yet seen calcium reactor.
I used to think that additives were the more then a reactor, that was when I was paying $26 for 2.2 lbs of calcium or carbonate alk. (+ tax)
Cost break down over 5 years for a simpler system (sans dosing pump and normal sized reactor) assuming 10 lbs of media used per year.
-media $300
-equipment $400
-CO2 and rental fees $490
Total $1190!!!!!
Total cost of using chems:
$125
There it is almost 10% the cost!
If I lost my job I would dose manually each day, assuming I could still even afford my tank at all!