FarmerTy Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Hey you calcium reactor loving reefers out there. In the spirit of sharing information, everyone post their effluent rate and bubble rate if known. A FTS and some specs of the system would be nice too. I'll go first: CaRX - MTC Procal Effluent rate - 0.5 L/min Bubble rate - 1-2 bubbles/sec pH - 6.45-6.55 Media - TLF Reborn Uptake - 2.5 dKh/ daily Calcium - 440 ppm Alk - 7.5 dKh Mg - 1400 ppm NO3 - 5 ppm PO4 - 0.03 ppm Salinity - 1.025 Avg temp - 81 degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 6' frag tank specs Georeef CR618 with Georeef 418 second chamber Effluent rate - just barely not a stream Co2 rate - 2 bubbles second on bubble counter, 1.2 bubbles sec on reactor bubble counter. Reactor ph - 7.10 System ph - 8.25 day, 8 night. Daily usage - .75 dkh daily in 160 actual gallons water. Media - reborn with recommended amount of neomag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Ty, I think system ph low and high, reactor ph and media type are important metrics as well. Daily usage if know and actual twv is good if know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Good call, updated my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Great idea for a thread! System is 240g tank + 75g sump, heavy SPS. CaRX - Reef Octopus CR3000 single 8" diameter 23" tall chamber Effluent rate - 120-130mL/min or 0.12-0.13L/min measured by an Omega FTB321D micro-flowmeter Bubble rate - Approximately 1-2 bubbles / second - Running 15psi on a carbon-doser set to 2.5 seconds which produces 1-3 bubbles every 2.5 seconds. Reactor pH - 6.3-6.7 controlled by Apex Media - 80% ARM Course, 20% Neomag No idea on uptake Tank pH - 7.9 at min, 8.16 max, 8.05 average Alk - 8.6 - 8.8 dKh Calcium - 450ish Mg - 1450 - 1500ppm NO3 - 2.5 ppm PO4 - undetectible Salinity - 35 ppt or Specific Gravity of 1.025 Temp - 80.7F min, 82F max, 80.9F avg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 How is everyone (but dan) measuring their flow rate? Dan have you checked your flow rate using a timed volume fill? Just curious how bad the drift is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 No. I figure the people at Omega are probably more accurate than I am. Plus I'm not so much concerned about what the actual flow rate is so much as it's consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 How is everyone (but dan) measuring their flow rate? Dan have you checked your flow rate using a timed volume fill? Just curious how bad the drift is. I get my reading from the built-in flow meter on my CaRX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 300g with 100g sump - Started in January 2016 CaRX - AE Tech ETSS 400 Effluent rate - approx 2 bubbles per second Bubble rate - Unknown Reactor pH - 6.6-6.7 controlled by Reef Angle Media - TLF Reborn Uptake - Approx 10 ppm per day Test results 8-20-16 Alk - 130 ppm Calcium - 480 ppm Salinity - 1.026 Average temp 78.2 I don't have any testers for NO3, or PO4 I don't current supplement or test for Mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Volume- 180 DT, 30 fuge, 30 sump LPS/SPS- 75%/25%-ish. CaRX - Marine Life Aquatics CR-500 Effluent rate - 0.10-0.15 L/hr Bubble rate - 5-6 bubbles/sec pH - 6.5-6.7 Media - ARM Coarse, ~1% "ultramag" My alkalinity is still out of whack, adding extra ca/mg in water change water to get the alk down. readings are before last water change... Calcium - 440 ppm (target 480) Alk - 12.5 dKh (target 8-9) Mg - 1280 ppm (target 1350) NO3 - 0 ppm PO4 - 0.01 ppm pH- 8.25-day, 8.1-night (+/- 0.05) Salinity - 34.9 @78 Avg temp - 78.2 +/- 0.2 CARX to random red media reactor (25% ARM Coarse, 25% "ultramag") to effluent box w/ bubbler: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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