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View Poll Results: How often do you change your calcium reactor media?
6 months 3 8.33%
somewhere between 6-12 months 7 19.44%
1 year 6 16.67%
based on the tank parameters ALK and Ca 6 16.67%
other? 14 38.89%
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Old 04-05-2006, 07:23 PM
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I replace mine when the chamber is about 80% empty. Time seems to vary over the years...
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I didn't know you were supposed to replace it........
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I replace mine when the chamber is about 80% empty. Time seems to vary over the years...
same here

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Me three. That about works out to between 6 and 12 months for me (give or take).
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I voted other because I don't use a feed pump, I know it's time to change the media when I can't get a suction (not enough flow through reactor)
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