shaywood Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Propably a dumb question. My reactor effluent output goes into my filter socks. Am I losing any calcium / Alkalinity with this configuration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntero1975 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I would think yes but not sure if it is really enough to cause a issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamburgb Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I wouldn’t think so only because I don’t think you lose any from your display to the filter socks, I could be wrong but I wouldn’t think the filter would be fine enough to pull out CA or ALK. Following to see what others think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 My recommendation is to dril your effluent into the return chamber of your sump for best results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I don't have any sources or science, but my knee jerk reaction would be no. The only thing I could consider, and it's one heck of a long shot, would be if for some reason your effluent off gasses the CO2 as it tumbles in the sock, thereby raising the pH and precipitating the calcium and alkalinity. Tbh, even writing that out sounds ridiculous. I'd say if the reactor is keeping your levels in check, I wouldn't give it another thought. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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