kilmca Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I was going to set this up until I started to add up the cost of all the additional equipment i needed. I was planning on getting the Carbon Doser regulator and peristaltic feed pump so that's quite a bit. I'm going to stick with the kalk reactor and supplement with dosing. Going with Trident eventually. MRC dual chamber calcium reactor. Got this from Ron a while back. Main chamber is 6" diameter and 18" tall. Second chamber is 4" diameter and 18" tall. Magdrive 7 pump. Footprint is 14" x 14" and total height is 22" Probe holder It's full of Reborn calcium reactor media and comes with a 3/4 full bucket of additional media. 3/4 gallon of Caribsea ARM reactor media coarse. Asking $250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 For what it's worth, the regulator that you mention as well as the peristaltic pump are purely optional components. Well the regulator itself is obviously not optional, but that brand is. There's plenty that are much more affordable. Peristaltic pump is not at all necessary. Although if you really wanted one, Ecotech's new Versa units are only $150. Ultimately you'll save money in the long run, as I'm sure you know. Good luck with the sell either way. I'm tempted to grab it myself. Although there's more equipment on my "need" list as compared to "wanting" to upgrade my CaRx. [emoji16][emoji16]Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Man - if only I had room for that. Nice deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I really need a reactor setup- pm'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Taylorhardy1 said: I really need a reactor setup- pm'd Good call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Higher Thinking said: For what it's worth, the regulator that you mention as well as the peristaltic pump are purely optional components. Well the regulator itself is obviously not optional, but that brand is. There's plenty that are much more affordable. Peristaltic pump is not at all necessary. Although if you really wanted one, Ecotech's new Versa units are only $150. Ultimately you'll save money in the long run, as I'm sure you know. Good luck with the sell either way. I'm tempted to grab it myself. Although there's more equipment on my "need" list as compared to "wanting" to upgrade my CaRx. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk i know those pieces of equipment are not required but everything i read online and a few people i surveyed from here says go with the fancy regulator and peristaltic pump if you have the money. i was planning on getting the Versa unit if i did go with the reactor. I am conflicted on setting this up or sticking with the kalk reactor and dosing but i want to stick with what i know since it's working. i have read and heard that once a reactor is setup it's easy to manage but it does take some time at first to get it dialed in...that concerns me the most. also i have (2) 5 gallon buckets of kalk that i got for free so i'm set on kalk for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 well, this is still available and i now have a Cole-Palmer Masterflex 7523-70 peristaltic pump with 7518-10 easy load head and tubing plus quick disconnects. Also have a small C02 tank partially full. while i was accumulating all of this I started dosing Tropic Marin all for reef and i'm really liking the results so i'm going to stick with that. it might cost more than a reactor but it's easy to use. how about $600 for everything in this post? reactor, media, pump, tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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obrien.david.j Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 1 hour ago, kilmca said: well, this is still available and i now have a Cole-Palmer Masterflex 7523-70 peristaltic pump with 7518-10 easy load head and tubing plus quick disconnects. Also have a small C02 tank partially full. while i was accumulating all of this I started dosing Tropic Marin all for reef and i'm really liking the results so i'm going to stick with that. it might cost more than a reactor but it's easy to use. how about $600 for everything in this post? reactor, media, pump, tank I don't know about others, but I can't see the pictures. Get this funny graphic of grey circle, with a white dash in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 1 hour ago, obrien.david.j said: I don't know about others, but I can't see the pictures. Get this funny graphic of grey circle, with a white dash in it. Likewise - no pics coming through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parzifal Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 What size system is this for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 the reactor and media are pending. lets try the picture thing again...sorry about that. manufacturer says the reactor is rated for a 500g system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parzifal Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 If the sale falls through let me know, I’m interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 the reactor and media are sold. pump and C02 tank still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I’ve wanted one of those pumps forever. PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilmca Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 all sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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