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Originally Posted by TimT
I would steer clear of Deltec. THey use a modified powerhead which is a pain to repair or get parts for when it wears out after a few years.
I switched from CA reactor to 3 part cause my 4' tall DIY reactor could not keep up. If you still want to go reactor I have one of Titus's CanReef reactors that you can have for $75. I have the Eheim 1060 pump that it uses too. Another $75 for the pump.
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I'm not sure if it's the size of the reactor that counts, but how you adjust it. You could have a 4' tall reactor but if you aren't adjusting the effluent to flow enough, it won't keep up. I only have a 150 gallon, but it's literally jam packed with sps that's growing at an alarming rate and about 200 frags in my frag tank at any given time and I run a small calcium reactor (it's the reef octopus dual chamber one). I just adjust the effluent to flow more if my levels aren't keeping up. At first, it was just "drip drip drip", now with all of the corals growing so much it's more like a tiny stream. This is only from my experience and not to create any conflict. Hopefully it will aid the original thread apexifd in his decision.