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View Poll Results: What do you use to maintain Ca/Alk ?
Calcium Reactor 44 36.07%
Two-Part or Balling or Similar (manual or automated) 81 66.39%
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Old 07-21-2010, 01:44 PM
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I still heart my awesome monster Ca reactor I got from Tony. I love the ease of use that comes with it. I don't have to monitor it excessively, I can give it a quick visual once over every morning, double check the parameters through my controller, and then sit back and enjoy my tank.

I plan to stick with reactors on my new tank, Tibet, the monster that lives in my basement.
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Old 07-21-2010, 02:14 PM
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Profilux doser here.....Ca and Alk.......mg is done manually......been thinking about adding two more pumps to the unit to dose the mg and phyto.....easy breezie to adjust.....not so easy to remember to fill the reservoirs
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Yeah, my memory is over taxed enough as it is, I think I'd run the risk of continually forgetting to re-fill containters.
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Grouted the tile, siliconed the corner, and remounted my light rack tracks on the ceiling last night. Additive reservoirs remain empty. These empty jugs may in fact be the best thing that ever happened to my tank build.

Tonight I can reinstall my work sink, God how I've missed having a functional sink near the tanks.
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How do you add carbon to a ca reactor?
Carbon should be changed out after 3 weeks or so. That just means more frequent maintenance to the reactor.

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I agree Carbon should never be put in the reactor as you would have to dump your reactor media to change the carbon which is a huge waist.

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Grouted the tile, siliconed the corner, and remounted my light rack tracks on the ceiling last night. Additive reservoirs remain empty. These empty jugs may in fact be the best thing that ever happened to my tank build.

Tonight I can reinstall my work sink, God how I've missed having a functional sink near the tanks.
you know what they say, no pictures... it didn't happen.


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In the end I went with a reactor instead of dosing for my tank.

1) I already had it.
2) In order to go the dosing route I would have had to sell the reactor to fund the dosers. I HATE selling things. Not because I'm a pack rat but for the most part I hate dealing with people.

List Price - $400.00
Buyer - will you take $75.00
Me - What?
Buyer - Ok, ok how about $85.00
Me - What?
Buyer - I don't have much money and my dog died, my wife left me and my kid is in jail and I really need to save some money for his bail but I really need a reactor for my tank - Help me out buddy.
Me - What?
Buyer - Ok I'll give you $375.00
Me - Deal
Buyer - I'll pick it up tomorrow
Me - Waits three days
Buyer - Sorry I didn't make it over, my wife came back to me, but then my car broke. I'll be over tonight to pick it up.

*A little Later*

Buyer - I'm here for the reactor.
Me - Here you go - I believe we agreed on $375.00
Buyer - Well I only brought $200.00 - Will you take that?
Me - What?
Buyer - How about I pay the rest next week
Me - What?
Buyer - How about a payment plan?
Me - $375.00 please
Buyer - Wait, I think I have more money in my other pocket. Oh look, I do have $375.00.

So I'm running my tank on a reactor!
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...lol...
people definitely are the worst.
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LOL, Parker!
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Parker, been there, even the guy showing up short.
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