Changing The Calcium Reactor Media ???

ivasawajin

Member
i have a Calcium reactor for 3 months now , its for 2000L max and i have a 1000L tank , i used carib seas media and deltex my Mag media on top of it , the carib sea wont move with the flow cuz its a little heavy cuz of the Mag media , i used the reactor for around 3 days a week , 10-12 hours a day ( 25--30 bubbles per min) . i just wanna know that HOW SHOULD I KNOW ITS TIME TO CHANGE THE MEDIA ? and i lost my manual so how many drips should my reactor drip o the sump and how long will it take for my 1060 mag to reach 1350 ??? plz hekp me with the bumber of CO2 bubbles and the Alk inside the reactor and the drips to sump and when to change the media . i have no idea , ( i gave many LPS and SPS and clams and anemones ).
 

2quills

Well-Known Member
I think it all veries from system to system. You just have to monitor things and fine tune as you go. I've never used one so I'm no expert but once you get it all fine tuned then by monitoring the pertinant levels you'll know when it's time to make changes.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/index.php
BTW there were only 11 views when I posted this.

Good luck, maybe someone else will speak up.
 

meowzer

Moderator
Sorry, I have no clue, BUT I bet you can find the manual online...I have had to look up many manuals before
 
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