Kalk reactors, co2 reactors, etc.

[stephane]

Originally Posted by Doug Lowey

If a tanks evaporation level is not enough to allow for kalk to keep up with that tanks particular load, then another method is needed, but it seems to me if, a kalk reactor will keep levels up, then why bother with co2.




The common reasons I see, is so neither has to be overdriven to keep up. You can drive a co2 reactor harder but not a kalk reactor. A co2 reactor does give nice alk levels.

from my experience in most case the more you need calcium the more you will have evaporation, cause evaporation mean hight light and hight light mean hight demand low light mean low evaporation and low demand
(in most case) also the more you have demand the more you have bioload and the more you have bioload the more you have CO2 and the more you could drive your reactor harder IMO it is an equilibrium

also nilsen have fouund a way to increase kalk by injecting CO2 maybe it coulb be a good alternative to combine CO2 this way a kalk reactor could be realy more easy to overdrive in any situation

vinegard also is a good way to increase kalk reactor but it is pain to use maybe using it with dosing pump could be another alternative

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