spectra Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Well like the title says..........let me know what you think and why...........am on the fence as only a few SPS in the new tank but plenty of corals to suck things up......trying to figure this out and my head is spinning...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Must be the welding fumes getting to you. Reactor - diy one at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Must be the welding fumes getting to you. Reactor - diy one at that Why????????? look at the post...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I would go with a reactor to be honest. Once you figure out the consumption, they are nice to be able just set it and forget it. More money upfront but I think very much worth it in the long run. I've had my single 5 pound bottle going for 4 months and still have not had to refill it. I'm no sps expert or coral expert at that, but my tank is doing the best I've ever experienced, and this is the first time I've ran a reactor. I dosed in the past and my corals have never grown like this before. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Well scott i for one prefer reactors as i feel there is more Apex controll to them with monitoring ph in the reactor etc and i have heard that all dosers go at so point and and csn empty your whole contsiner of whatever you are dosing in one dose causing a complete tank crash or killing most of your precious gems i prefervthe control and constsnt mobitoring and email/alerts if sometjing in the reactor goes wrong. Just my .02 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I have used both. It can take a while to get a calcium reactor to get dialed in but once it is there is much easier maintenance and in the long run cheaper when you have a large system. You're not having to remember to mix and add calcium mg and alk. Calcium reactors can have their own set of problems too. Like we had the solenoid go out a few times of course when out of town. Or when the effluent dripped out all over the floor instead of the sump. Also what you read about getting them up and running like trying to make changes based on bubble count was not helpful at all. Bicyclebill and Higher Thinking had some really good things to say about getting one set up properly. I would set up a calcium reactor again in the future. I would just make sure it is a good quality one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I use dosing but have never used a reactor. It's pretty easy to set for consumption and I literally use digital timers attached to BRS 1.1mL peristaltic pumps because I don't like computers making decisions for me. I am definitely not the normal case though. It's only set up this way so that I have even more fine control and eyes on with my chemistry levels. It's probably more work in the long run. That said, what I do works great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) I'm in the same boat as Kim. Reactors are less maintenance longterm in my experience. Im dosing my 55g Elos right now but soon I'm going to have Charles build me a smaller reactor because I'm dosing a lot more and it's a PITA to keep up with. I'd say anything below 50g- doser and anything above 50g- reactor. Sure was nice for the first 6 months only having to dose every few days. Not so much anymore... Edited October 10, 2016 by chewie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer503 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 If u r not into sps heavy stock, the doser would be better cost wise imo beside it would be a matter of time before you get a new tank anyway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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