Calcium Reactor Vs Balling Method

[Aqua-Digital]

Here you will find some great photos of systems using the balling method and also some information from Claude at Fauna Marin

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46315

[Fauna Marin]

HI Michael

You forget one very important thing

With Calciumreactors you can add ( depending of the Material which you use ) a lot of Po4 and H2Co3 in your system.
The Ph Level will going down and this brings Po4 back in solution.
Blling light will work as an PH Puffer and will stabilize the PH against and Calcium reactor
this will bring more stabilitiy in your tank
If you add the Trace Elements which are developed for grow and coloration
you will add the Trace element in the right ammount how the corals grow and not more or to much.
Here you can see some tanks which use the Balling light system several years

[Aqua-Digital]

Yes of course that is another great advantage of balling method, the stability of pH. Also as you say the risk of introducing PO4 and other bad trace elements is eliminated

Great photos If i am right these are some of your amazing installations

Fantastic systems!

[robzilla]

how about some photo's of the balling setup/system, as this is something i need to consider with the limited space i have to use.

thanks

[Aqua-Digital]

Hi

Well first here is the picture of the dosing pump system designed specifically for balling amongst other uses



Here is a great triple container system that has been designed in the USA for the Fauna balling system. It is the container on the right hand side, sorry bit blurry



Here is the unit before install



NOW and this is important to remember, if you have limited space then you use containers that suit your enviroment, if you want to mix up smaller quantities then just reduce the amount you mix up by that amount, I can even help you with this

I will try and get some more set up pictures in the coming weeks also.