Swithing from dosing to calcium reator - help

[Roskoreef]

another question, if i am using a ph controller, do i need to increase bubble count if i increase effluent amount? i dont think so because ph is remaining constant inside reactor, unless bubble count cant keep ph down i see no reason to increase co2....thoughts?

[Ryanerickson]

If the ph is not dropping anymore then yes up the bubble rate. By the way 7 is a bit high I run my reactor to shut off at 6.4 turns on at 6.55

[sphelps]

To start you need to set your ph controller to the optimal ph for the media, usually 6.4 but it should be stated on the container. The bubble rate doesn't matter as much as the controller will shut off co2 flow when desired ph is met. Just set it high so it does switch off, after being triggered, within a reasonable amount of time. After that simply set effluent based on tank requirements.

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Ryanerickson

If the ph is not dropping anymore then yes up the bubble rate. By the way 7 is a bit high I run my reactor to shut off at 6.4 turns on at 6.55

+1 my ph is 6.5 right now, effluent is a broken stream

[Aquattro]

I use bubble count of about 45bpm. Effluent rate is 40ml/min. I don't use pH, just these numbers. alk stays at 9, Ca ~420