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07-19-2007, 09:02 PM
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Chin
ppt does refer to precipitate (back to my old chemistry days). I would check your effluent. I almost fell over backwards when I found my Ca was only 2 ppm with what I thought was lots of kalk in the reactor. The Maxi-Jet 400 completely mixes up the Kalk so it does not get compacted on the bottom. The white material on the bottom is not fluffy, it looks the same as the 2 cups of kalk I just added again. p.s. Adding the kalk really makes your protein skimmer work better. I had to adjust it as the lid was blown off overnight after adding the kelp. I think that even if I go to a fish only setup I will keep using Kalk just because it makes the skimmer work so much better. Anyone heard of this?
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few 
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07-19-2007, 09:03 PM
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Catherine
What kind of kalkreactor are you using?
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few
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07-19-2007, 09:11 PM
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A DIY reactor, its a phosban reactor, which I've adjusted a bit. Its been working well, but does require the odd shakeup.
This is what it looks like:  
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07-19-2007, 09:47 PM
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 It works like a charm! Simple, takes up no space, and is low maintenance, just the way I like stuff! It has a calcium reactor sister on the way in the near future too.
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07-19-2007, 09:48 PM
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Catherine
Does the Maxi-Jet mix the kalk or is it just used for pumping the effluent out of the phosban reactor? Do you have it on a timer? I also have mine connected to the Tunze osmolator (works great).
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few
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07-19-2007, 09:54 PM
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The maxijet just pumps the effluent, hence my need to mix it up. I have it on a drip system, so it doubles as my top-off. I'm told that I could add on a second pump to mix the kalk, but it requires drilling the reactor, and frankly powertools and I aren't a good mix. No need for a timer as it only moves about 1-2g per day, and no risk of flooding the system because I don't keep enough water in the bucket for that.
Any photos of your reactor with the Tunze osmolator?
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