shaywood Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 tested my water tonight (about 7pm). Not sure if my dkh is too high? Did I measure it the wrong time of day? ph 8.1 Ca 390 dkh 14.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Do you use RO/DI water? I ask because some local water is very hard and will give you a high reading. Is your test kit expired? What kinda test kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 I do use RO water. can't recall the PH of it off hand. This dkh kit is current. I usually test earlier in the day and the dkh is around 10. I added a Ca Reactor about 1 1/2 months ago and the Ca has been steadily rising. sh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Not positive but I bet the CA reactor is messing it up.............I don't have one but thtas my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 What is the effluent of your reactor reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 You need to tune that reactor down... slow the drip of co to get your ph in the reactor to about 6.8 and slow the effluent drip down to a slow DRIZZLE. Waht reactor we talking about.. and as posted whats you effluent, you need to use the calculator to dial it in. at this link click on the top right "Calcium reactor setup" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hello, the ph reading coming out of the reactor is about 6.8. I've been having a problem with getting the outflow to a drip. When I turn it down to a drip, eventually the reactor fills with air or co and the dripping stops. Not sure why. I have to release the air and start the dripping over again. shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Your co2 is generating to much pressure. So without a pressure valve the reactor has to release the high pressure somehow, so it BLOWS the water right out. You can eleminate this by reducing the drip of the co2 or speed up the effluent coming out of the reactor. How big is this tank? Another trick to get your alk down if in fact your reactor is overdosing is to remove some of the media from it. Keep us posted of your readings and what gets it all fixed up for ya. Keep in mind less c02 will increase ph and more effluent may raise it as well. You will just have to tinker till you find a good spot, in mine it drips effluent about 3-4 drips per second and 1 drip per second of co2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Just for reference, i have my effluent dripping 1 drop a second and my co2 is 1 bubble every 3 seconds. My tank is 29gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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